Where does “kutu” come from?

kutu (Indonesian) comes from Malay kutu, from Proto-Malayic kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

kutu (Indonesian): louse; partner, ally

Definitions

  1. louse; partner, ally

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykutulouse; partner, ally
2Proto-Malayickutulouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
4Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

Words derived from “kutu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu →Every word from Proto-Malayic kutu →