Where does “kutu beras” come from?

kutu beras (Malay) comes from Malay beras, from Proto-Malayic bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

kutu beras (Malay): rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae

Definitions

  1. rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae

Ancestry of “kutu beras”, step by step

kutu beras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay beras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberasuncooked rice
2Proto-Malayicbərasrice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
4Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice

via Malay kutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykutulouse; partner, ally
2Proto-Malayickutulouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
4Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəras →