Where does “giuk bulu” come from?

giuk bulu (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

giuk bulu (Brunei Malay): caterpillar young of a butterfly or moth

Definitions

  1. caterpillar young of a butterfly or moth

Ancestry of “giuk bulu”, step by step

giuk bulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay bulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaybulubody hair humans
2Proto-Malayicbuluhair
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
4Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Brunei Malay giuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaygiuklarva young of an insect
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayic bulu →
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