Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Bunun) comes from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

buta (Bunun): mote in the eye

Definitions

  1. mote in the eye

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa
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