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

  1. Alternative spelling of hutan; forest

Ancestry of “utan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhutanforest
2Malayhutanforest
3Proto-Malayichutanforest
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
5Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

Words derived from “utan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Malayic hutan →