Where does “usus buntu” come from?

usus buntu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian usus, from Malay usus — intestine; bowel; guts.

usus buntu (Indonesian): caecum: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon

Definitions

  1. caecum: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon

Ancestry of “usus buntu”, step by step

usus buntu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian usus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianususbowel; guts; intestine
2Malayususintestine; bowel; guts

via Indonesian buntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbuntuto be closed
2Balantakbuntu—

via Dutch blindedarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblindedarmcecum
Every word from Malay usus →Every word from Indonesian usus →