Where does “bunga” come from?

bunga (Indonesian) comes from Malay bunga, from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga (Indonesian): flower; beauty; hero, somebody who possesses...

Definitions

  1. flower; beauty; hero, somebody who possesses...

Ancestry of “bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybungaflower; interest; beauty
2Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

Words derived from “bunga”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →