Where does “kaputi” come from?

kaputi (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano puti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

kaputi (Cebuano): whiteness; very white

Definitions

  1. whiteness; very white

Ancestry of “kaputi”, step by step

kaputi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano puti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoputibright and colourless; reflecting equal...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—

Words derived from “kaputi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Cebuano puti →