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Where does “kutu” come from?

kutu (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux.

kutu (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*kuCux—

Words derived from “kutu”

  • ukulele
  • cootie
  • ukulelelike
  • ukuleleist
  • ukulelist
  • 烏克麗麗
  • 尤克里里
  • ウクレレ
  • ucailéile
  • kutoon
  • kuto
  • hinguto
  • kuto
  • makuto
  • kutu
  • kutu
  • kuto
  • ʻukulele
  • ʻuku
  • kutu
  • kuto
  • kuto
  • kutu
  • kutu
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