Where does “bakul” come from?

bakul (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic bakul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul — woven bamboo basket.

bakul (Iban): basket

Definitions

  1. basket

Ancestry of “bakul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbakulwoven bamboo basket
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bakulwoven bamboo basket
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul →Every word from Proto-Malayic bakul →