Where does “buah” come from?

buah (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic buah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

buah (Brunei Malay): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “buah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbuahfruit
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
3Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

Words derived from “buah

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq