Where does “bultek” come from?

bultek (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bulu, from Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bultek (Indonesian): armpit hair

Definitions

  1. armpit hair

Ancestry of “bultek”, step by step

bultek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbuluhair; fur; feather
2Malaybuluhair; fur; feather
3Proto-Malayicbuluhair
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
5Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Indonesian ketek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianketek—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayic bulu →