Where does “kabuto” come from?

kabuto (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buto, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

kabuto (Tagalog): lone; only one

Definitions

  1. lone; only one

Ancestry of “kabuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbutobone; seed
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
3Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →