Where does “kuli” come from?

kuli (Lindu) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kuli (Lindu): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “kuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
2Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC
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