Where does “abut” come from?
abut (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak rabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian rabut.
abut (Kiput): to pluck
Ancestry of “abut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-North Sarawak | rabut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | rabut | — |