Words that come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian “buaq”

42 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq — including buah, hua, hua palapala, hua ʻōlelo, huaʻōlelo, vua, hua, bōh.

See the etymology of buaq itself →

Hawaiian (7)

Malagasy (4)

Maori (3)

Acehnese (3)

Proto-Polynesian (2)

Brunei Malay (2)

Nias (2)

Balantak (2)

Proto-Malayic (1)

Fijian (1)

Proto-Chamic (1)

Proto-Malayo-Chamic (1)

Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (1)

Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Bakumpai (1)

Ngaju (1)

Iban (1)

Sundanese (1)

Uab Meto (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Aiwoo (1)

Coastal Kadazan (1)