Where does “kulit” come from?

kulit (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kulit (Central Melanau): skin; leather; shell

Definitions

  1. skin; leather; shell

Ancestry of “kulit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
2Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit →