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Where does “buto” come from?

buto (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

buto (Cebuano): a testicle; the testicles; the female genitalia;...

Definitions

  1. a testicle; the testicles; the female genitalia;...

Ancestry of “buto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
2Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles

Words derived from “buto”

  • butot
  • pabuto
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →