Where does “kumis” come from?
kumis (Indonesian) comes from Malay kumis, from Proto-Malayic kumis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kumis.
kumis (Indonesian): moustache
Ancestry of “kumis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kumis | moustache |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | kumis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kumis | — |