Where does “hutan” come from?

hutan (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

hutan (Maguindanao): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “hutan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
2Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →
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