Where does “buru” come from?
buru (Indonesian) comes from Malay buru, from Proto-Malayic *buru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw — drive off, chase away, expel.
buru (Indonesian): to hunt
Definitions
- to hunt
Ancestry of “buru”, step by step
buru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay buru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | buru | to hunt |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *buru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *buʀaw | drive off, chase away, expel |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *buʀaw | drive off, chase away, expel |
via Indonesian an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | an | — |