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Where does “kuhkuh” come from?

kuhkuh (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

Ancestry of “kuhkuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

Words derived from “kuhkuh”

  • kuko
  • hinguko
  • kuko
  • kuku
  • kuku
  • kuko
  • kukuh
  • kuku
  • kuku
  • kukuh
  • kuku
  • kuko
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →