Where does “utan” come from?
utan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.
utan (Indonesian): Alternative spelling of hutan; forest
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of hutan; forest
Ancestry of “utan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hutan | forest |
| 2 | Malay | hutan | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hutan | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qutan | scrubland; bush |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | quCaN | scrubland; bush |
Words derived from “utan”