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

  1. hello!; to live; to exist

Ancestry of “bula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
2Proto-Oceanic*wada—
3Proto-Austronesian*wada—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →