Where does “kuku” come from?
kuku (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.
kuku (Malay): nail
Ancestry of “kuku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | kuku | nail |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kukuh | nail |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | kuSkuS | nail |
Words derived from “kuku”