Where does “kutu” come from?

kutu (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Philippine kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

kutu (Maguindanao): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinekutulouse
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
3Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu →Every word from Proto-Philippine kutu →