Where does “hinguto” come from?
hinguto (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog kuto, from Proto-Philippine kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux.
hinguto (Cebuano): To delouse
Ancestry of “hinguto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kuto | louse; sound created by the stomach or rice being... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | kutu | louse |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kutu | louse |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *kuCux | — |