Where does “kuku” come from?

kuku (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kuku (Javanese): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “kuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesekukunail (anatomy)
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Old Javanese kuku →