Where does “buang” come from?

buang (Indonesian) comes from Malay buang, from Classical Malay buang — to throw away.

buang (Indonesian): to throw away

Definitions

  1. to throw away

Ancestry of “buang”, step by step

buang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay buang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybuangto discard, reject, or throw away
2Classical Malaybuangto throw away

via Minangkabau buang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Minangkabaubuangto throw away

Words derived from “buang

Every word from Classical Malay buangEvery word from Malay buang