Where does “butoh” come from?
butoh (English) comes from Malay butuh, from Proto-Malayic butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.
butoh (English): A form of Japanese contemporary dance; Pertaining...
Definitions
- A form of Japanese contemporary dance; Pertaining...
Ancestry of “butoh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | butuh | penis; to need |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | butuh | penis |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | butuq | testicles |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buCuq | testicles |