Where does “kutoon” come from?

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

kutoon (Cebuano): lousy, infested with lice

Definitions

  1. lousy, infested with lice

Ancestry of “kutoon”, step by step

kutoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kuto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokutoa crackling or creaking sound; to crackle or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
3Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu →Every word from Cebuano kuto →