Where does “buli” come from?
buli (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq.
buli (Fijian): cowrie shell
Ancestry of “buli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | buliq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buliq | — |