Where does “kumuh” come from?

kumuh (Indonesian) comes from Malay kumuh, from Proto-Malayic kumuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ — dirty.

kumuh (Indonesian): dirty, soiled, filthy

Definitions

  1. dirty, soiled, filthy

Ancestry of “kumuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykumuhdirty
2Proto-Malayickumuh—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkmuuʔdirty
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kumuh →Every word from Malay kumuh →