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

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutanEvery word from Proto-Malayic hutan