Where does “kutu” come from?

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

kutu (Proto-Philippine): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “kutu”, step by step

kutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu

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

via Proto-Austronesian *kutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*kutu—

Words derived from “kutu”

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