Where does “kutu” come from?

kutu (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

kutu (Brunei Malay): louse insect

Definitions

  1. louse insect

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickutulouse
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
3Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu →Every word from Proto-Malayic kutu →