Where does “kuko” come from?

kuko (Masbatenyo) comes from Proto-Philippine kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kuko (Masbatenyo): nail on fingers and toes

Definitions

  1. nail on fingers and toes

Ancestry of “kuko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinekukuhnail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Philippine kukuh →