Where does “buya” come from?
buya (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *buya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya.
buya (Acehnese): crocodile
Ancestry of “buya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Chamic | *buya | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buqaya | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | buqaya | — |