Where does “buat” come from?

buat (Indonesian) comes from Malay buat, from Proto-Malayic buat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat.

buat (Indonesian): to make, create

Definitions

  1. to make, create

Ancestry of “buat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybuatto do; to make, to do; for
2Proto-Malayicbuat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhat—

Words derived from “buat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat →
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