Where does “kulit” come from?

kulit (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kulit (Javanese): skin; leather; shell

Definitions

  1. skin; leather; shell

Ancestry of “kulit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesekulitskin; leather; shell
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
3Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit →Every word from Old Javanese kulit →
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