Where does “kukuh” come from?

kukuh (Indonesian) comes from Malay kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuq — stick to, adhere firmly.

kukuh (Indonesian): tenacious

Definitions

  1. tenacious

Ancestry of “kukuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykukuhtenacious
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kukuqstick to, adhere firmly

Words derived from “kukuh”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuq →Every word from Malay kukuh →