Where does “bua” come from?

bua (Bakumpai) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

bua (Bakumpai): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “bua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
2Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →