Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *buta, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta, from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

buta (Acehnese): blind

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*buta—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
3Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta →Every word from Proto-Chamic *buta →