Where does “kebutuhan khusus” come from?

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

kebutuhan khusus (Indonesian): special needs; needs for special care, services or accommodations for disabilities

Definitions

  1. special needs; needs for special care, services or accommodations for disabilities

Ancestry of “kebutuhan khusus”, step by step

kebutuhan khusus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kebutuhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankebutuhanneed
2Indonesianbutuhto need
3Malaybutuhpenis; to need
4Proto-Malayicbutuhpenis
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
6Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles

via Indonesian khusus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankhususspecial, unique, particular
2Malaykhususspecial, unique, uncommon
3Arabicخُصُوص—

Words derived from “kebutuhan khusus”

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