Where does “bunya” come from?

bunya (English) comes from Yagara bunya bunya, from Gabi bunyi, from Wakawaka bunyi.

bunya (English): The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to...

Definitions

  1. The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to...

Ancestry of “bunya”, step by step

bunya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yagara bunya bunya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yagarabunya bunya—
2Gabibunyi—
3Wakawakabunyi—

via Phuthi nya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthinyato excrete, to defecate
2Proto-Bantu*-nèa—
Every word from Wakawaka bunyi →Every word from Gabi bunyi →Every word from Yagara bunya bunya →