Where does “bunga” come from?

bunga (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

Ancestry of “bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*buŋa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Philippine *buŋa →