Where does “utan” come from?

utan (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

utan (Bau Bidayuh): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “utan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
2Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →