Where does “utu” come from?

utu (Translingual) comes from English utu, from Maori utu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ.

Ancestry of “utu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishutuRecompense, payback; revenge
2Maoriutupay
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianutuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ →Every word from Maori utu →Every word from English utu →