Where does “kukut” come from?

kukut (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kukut (Iban): nail on fingers and toes

Definitions

  1. nail on fingers and toes

Ancestry of “kukut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickukunail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Malayic kuku →