Where does “cucu laki-laki” come from?

cucu laki-laki (Malay) comes from Malay laki-laki, from Malay laki, from Old Malay lāki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

cucu laki-laki (Malay): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “cucu laki-laki”, step by step

cucu laki-laki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay laki-laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylaki-lakiAlternative form of lelaki; male; boy
2Malaylakihusband; male
3Old Malaylāki—
4Proto-Malayic*laki—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

via Malay cucu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycucugrandchild
2Proto-Malayic*cucuʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

Words derived from “cucu laki-laki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laki →Every word from Old Malay lāki →