Where does “kutong-aso” come from?

kutong-aso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog aso, from Proto-Philippine asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

kutong-aso (Tagalog): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “kutong-aso”, step by step

kutong-aso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog aso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogasodog; smoke; vapor; steam
2Proto-Philippineasudog
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
4Proto-Austronesianasudog animal

via Tagalog kuto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkutolouse; sound created by the stomach or rice being...
2Proto-Philippinekutulouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankutulouse
4Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Proto-Philippine asu →