Where does “utu” come from?

utu (English) comes from Maori utu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ.

utu (English): Recompense, payback; revenge

Definitions

  1. Recompense, payback; revenge

Ancestry of “utu”, step by step

utu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori utu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriutupay
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianutuŋ—

via Akkadian 𒀭𒌓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadian𒀭𒌓—
2Proto-Semiticśamš-the Sun

Words derived from “utu”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ →Every word from Maori utu →