Where does “kutu” come from?

kutu (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Austronesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*kutu—
2Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

Words derived from “kutu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Austronesian *kutu →
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