Where does “uteuk” come from?

uteuk (Sundanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

uteuk (Sundanese): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “uteuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqutəkAlternative form of *qutak
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək →
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