Where does “bugas” come from?
bugas (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Philippine *bəʀas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.
bugas (Aklanon): milled rice, white rice
Ancestry of “bugas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *bəʀas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəʀas | rice |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | bəʀas | rice |