Where does “cucu” come from?
cucu (Indonesian) comes from Malay cucu, from Proto-Malayic *cucuʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.
cucu (Indonesian): grandchild
Ancestry of “cucu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | cucu | grandchild |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *cucuʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cuuʔ | grandchild |