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Where does “cucu laki-laki cucu” come from?

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

cucu laki-laki cucu (Malay): great-great-grandson

Definitions

  1. great-great-grandson

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycucu laki-lakigrandson
2Malaylaki-lakiAlternative form of lelaki; male; boy
3Malaylakihusband; male
4Old Malaylāki—
5Proto-Malayic*laki—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →