Where does “bulu” come from?
bulu (Indonesian) comes from Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.
bulu (Indonesian): hair; fur; feather
Ancestry of “bulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | bulu | hair; fur; feather |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | bulu | hair |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bulu | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bulu | — |