Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kuCu

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Compare Proto-Kra *C-ʈuᴬ ("louse") and Proto-Hlai *Cuʈʂhuː (“louse”) (< Pre-Hlai *Cuʈuː).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kut͡su/

Noun

*kuCu

louse (insect)

Descendants

Malayo-Polynesian: *kutu
- Borneo-Philippines:
  - Philippine:
    - Bikol Central: kuto
    - Cebuano: kuto
    - Dupaningan Agta: kutu
    - Ilocano: kuto
    - Kapampangan: kutu
    - Limos Kalinga: kutu
    - Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: kuto
    - Tagalog: kuto
    - Waray-Waray: kuto
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *kutu
  - Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *kutu
    - Oceanic: *kutu
      - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
        Fijian: kutu
        Polynesian: *kutu
        Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: ʻuku
        Maori: kutu
        Rapa Nui: kutu
        Tahitian: ʻutu
        Tongan: kutu
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
  - Chamorro: hutu
  - Malayo-Sumbawan:
    - Madurese: koto
    - Malayo-Chamic:
      - Malayic: *kutu
        Malayan
        Malay: kutu
        → English: cootie
        Indonesian: kutu
  - Northwest Sumatran:
    - Buginese: utu

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