Where does “bukit” come from?
bukit (Indonesian) comes from Malay bukit, from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.
bukit (Indonesian): hill elevated location
Definitions
- hill elevated location
Ancestry of “bukit”, step by step
bukit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay bukit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | bukit | hill elevated location |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *bukit | hill elevated location |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *bukit | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *bukit | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *bukij | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *bukij | mountain |
via Karo Batak Bukit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karo Batak | Bukit | — |