Where does “puroton” come from?

puroton (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central purot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.

Ancestry of “puroton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpurot—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pu(n)zut—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut →Every word from Bikol Central purot →
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