Where does “kukuh” come from?
kukuh (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.
kukuh (Proto-Philippine): nail
Ancestry of “kukuh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kukuh | nail |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | kuSkuS | nail |
Words derived from “kukuh”