Where does “buuk” come from?

buuk (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

buuk (Balinese): worn out, drab, bald, in bad condition or tumbledown state but which can still be used

Definitions

  1. worn out, drab, bald, in bad condition or tumbledown state but which can still be used

Ancestry of “buuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
2Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk →