Where does “cucu” come from?

cucu (Indonesian) comes from Malay cucu, from Proto-Malayic *cucuʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.

cucu (Indonesian): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “cucu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycucugrandchild
2Proto-Malayic*cucuʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔEvery word from Proto-Malayic *cucuʔEvery word from Malay cucu