Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kuku

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 *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuku/

Noun

*kuku

1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants

• Iban: kukut
• Kendayan: kuku
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: kuku
  • Malay: kuku
    • Indonesian: kuku
  • Minangkabau: kuku
• Urak Lawoi': กูกู (kuku)