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Where does “utan” come from?

utan (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

utan (Malay): Misspelling of hutan; Alternative spelling of...

Definitions

  1. Misspelling of hutan; Alternative spelling of...

Ancestry of “utan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichutanforest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
3Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

Words derived from “utan”

  • orangutan
  • ranga
  • orangoutang
  • orangutang
  • ourang-outang
  • orang-utan
  • orangután
  • orangutan
  • орангута́н
  • orang-outan
  • Orang-Utan
  • orangutan
  • orangutango
  • オランウータン
  • orang-oetan
  • orangutang
  • orangutan
  • орангутан
  • orangutang
  • ουρακοτάγκος
  • ουραγκοτάγκος
  • οραγκουτάγκος
  • ουρακοτάνγκος
  • orangután
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