Where does “kebutuhan” come from?

kebutuhan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian butuh, from Malay butuh, from Proto-Malayic butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

kebutuhan (Indonesian): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “kebutuhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbutuhto need
2Malaybutuhpenis; to need
3Proto-Malayicbutuhpenis
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
5Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles

Words derived from “kebutuhan”

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