Where does “kutu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
2Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

Words derived from “kutu”

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