Where does “akuwu” come from?

akuwu (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸ, from Old Javanese akuwu, from Old Javanese kuwu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kubu — field hut in the rice fields.

akuwu (Indonesian): head, chief of village in ancient Java

Definitions

  1. head, chief of village in ancient Java

Ancestry of “akuwu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸhead, chief of village
2Old Javaneseakuwuto have a dwelling
3Old Javanesekuwudwelling, housing, quarter, lodging
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankubufield hut in the rice fields
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kubu →Every word from Old Javanese kuwu →Every word from Old Javanese akuwu →