Where does “hutan” come from?

hutan (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hutan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

Ancestry of “hutan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhutan—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesihutan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
4Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi hutan →