Where does “watuk” come from?

watuk (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese watuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batuk — cough.

watuk (Javanese): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “watuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewatuka cough
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatukcough
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batuk →Every word from Old Javanese watuk →