Where does “buto” come from?

buto (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

buto (Makasar): scrotum

Definitions

  1. scrotum

Ancestry of “buto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*buto—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
3Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles

Words derived from “buto”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto →