Where does “bula” come from?
bula (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.
bula (Fijian): hello!; to live; to exist
Definitions
- hello!; to live; to exist
Ancestry of “bula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | wola | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *wada | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *wada | — |