Where does “gosok” come from?

gosok (Indonesian) comes from Malay gosok, from Proto-Malayic *kusuk.

gosok (Indonesian): to brush, to scour, to rub

Definitions

  1. to brush, to scour, to rub

Ancestry of “gosok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygosokto brush, to scour, to rub
2Proto-Malayic*kusuk—

Words derived from “gosok”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *kusuk →Every word from Malay gosok →
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