Where does “kutu” come from?

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

kutu (Makasar): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

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