Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kutu

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kutu/

Noun

*kutu

1. louse (insect)

Descendants

• Iban: kutu
• Kendayan: gutu
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: kutu
  • Kerinci: kutow, kutaw
  • Malay: kutu
    • → English: cootie
    • Indonesian: kutu
  • Minangkabau: kutu
  • Pattani Malay: کوتو / กูตู
• Urak Lawoi': ฆูตู (gutu)