Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Balinese) comes from Pali bhūta, from Sanskrit भूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buta (Balinese): blind

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

buta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali bhūta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhūtanatural; genuine; true
2Sanskritभूतbeen
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
2Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás →