Where does “berbukit” come from?

berbukit (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bukit, from Malay bukit, from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

berbukit (Indonesian): hilly

Definitions

  1. hilly

Ancestry of “berbukit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbukithill elevated location
2Malaybukithill elevated location
3Proto-Malayic*bukithill elevated location
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic*bukit—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*bukit—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bukij—
7Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit →