Where does “กูกู” come from?

กูกู (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

กูกู (Urak Lawoi'): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “กูกู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickukunail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Malayic kuku →