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Where does “kucing” come from?

kucing (Malay) comes from Classical Malay kucing, from Proto-Austronesian *kutiŋ.

kucing (Malay): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kucing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaykucingcat
2Proto-Austronesian*kutiŋ—

Words derived from “kucing”

  • Kuching
  • kucing
  • kucing batu
  • kucing dahan
  • kucing Andes
  • kucing Borneo
  • kucing
  • kucing ikan
  • Kuching
  • anak kucing
  • kucing
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kutiŋ →