Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/kutu

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This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

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Etymology

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

Noun

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*kutu

  1. louse

Descendants

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  • Admiralty Islands
    • Manus
      • West
        • Sori-Harengan: u
        • Bipi: kut
        • Khehek: kuk
      • Intermediate
      • East
    • Western
    • Southeast
  • Southern Oceanic
    • Vanuatu
      • Southern Melanesian
      • South Vanuatu
  • Western Oceanic
    • North New Guinea
      • Arop-Lokep: kut
    • Meso-Melanesian
    • Papuan Tip
      • Kilivila–Misima
      • Central
        • Sinagoro–Keapara
        • West Central Papuan Tip
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Southeast Solomonic
      • 'Are'are: ū
      • To'abaita: quu
    • Southern Oceanic
      • Piamatsina: hutu
      • North Efate: kutu
      • Hiw: ɣit
    • Micronesian
    • Central Pacific
      • West Fijian–Rotuman
      • East Fijian–Polynesian