Where does “buebue” come from?

buebue (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Philippine bulbul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

buebue (Aklanon): hair on skin

Definitions

  1. hair on skin

Ancestry of “buebue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebulbulbody hair; feathers
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Philippine bulbul →