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

louse (insect)

Descendants

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