Where does “buah” come from?
buah (Indonesian) comes from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona, from Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
buah (Indonesian): fruit
Ancestry of “buah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 2 | Malay | nona | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |