Where does “کوتو” come from?

کوتو (Pattani Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

کوتو (Pattani Malay): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “کوتو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickutulouse
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
3Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu →Every word from Proto-Malayic kutu →