Where does “buta-bungol” come from?

buta-bungol (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bungol, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋul.

buta-bungol (Cebuano): heedless

Definitions

  1. heedless

Ancestry of “buta-bungol”, step by step

buta-bungol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano bungol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobungola deaf person; to lose the ability to hear; to...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋul

via Cebuano buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuta

Words derived from “buta-bungol

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋulEvery word from Cebuano bungol