Where does “Kuching” come from?

Kuching (English) comes from Malay Kuching, from Malay kucing, from Classical Malay kucing, from Proto-Austronesian *kutiŋ.

Ancestry of “Kuching”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	Kuching	—
2	Malay	kucing	cat
3	Classical Malay	kucing	cat
4	Proto-Austronesian	*kutiŋ	—