Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/kutu

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

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

Noun

*kutu

1. louse (insect)

Descendants

• Bikol Central: kuto
• Cebuano: kuto
• Dupaningan Agta: kutu
• Ilocano: kuto
• Kapampangan: kutu
• Limos Kalinga: kutu
• Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: kuto
• Tagalog: kuto
• Waray-Waray: kuto