Where does “buya” come from?

buya (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *buya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

buya (Acehnese): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “buya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*buyacrocodile
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
3Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Chamic *buya →