Where does “kukuh” come from?

kukuh (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kukuh (Proto-Philippine): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “kukuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
2Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

Words derived from “kukuh”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →