Where does “berburu” come from?

berburu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian buru, from Malay buru, from Proto-Malayic *buru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw — drive off, chase away, expel.

berburu (Indonesian): to hunt, go hunting

Definitions

  1. to hunt, go hunting

Ancestry of “berburu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianburuto hunt
2Malayburuto hunt
3Proto-Malayic*buru—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel
5Proto-Austronesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic *buru →