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Where does “buka” come from?

buka (Indonesian) comes from Malay buka, from Proto-Malayic buka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buka — to open.

buka (Indonesian): open; to be open

Definitions

  1. open; to be open

Ancestry of “buka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybukato open; open; to be open
2Proto-Malayicbuka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbukato open

Words derived from “buka”

  • buka puasa
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