Where does “buk” come from?

buk (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *buk,*buək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

buk (Iban): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “buk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*buk,*buək—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Proto-Malayic *buk,*buək →