Where does “kurita” come from?
kurita (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian guʀiCa — octopus.
kurita (Tetum): octopus
Ancestry of “kurita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | kuʀita | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kuʀita | octopus |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | guʀiCa | octopus |