Where does “bungai” come from?

bungai (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bungai (Iban): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “bungai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

Words derived from “bungai”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →