Where does “kuto” come from?
kuto (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux.
kuto (Tagalog): louse; sound created by the stomach or rice being...
Definitions
- louse; sound created by the stomach or rice being...
Ancestry of “kuto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | kutu | louse |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kutu | louse |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *kuCux | — |
Words derived from “kuto”