Where does “kuto” come from?

kuto (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

kuto (Cebuano): a crackling or creaking sound; to crackle or...

Definitions

  1. a crackling or creaking sound; to crackle or...

Ancestry of “kuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
2Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

Words derived from “kuto

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCuxEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu