Where does “buruk” come from?

buruk (Indonesian) comes from Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

buruk (Indonesian): ugly; bad

Definitions

  1. ugly; bad

Ancestry of “buruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayburukold, rotten; decayed; bad
2Proto-Malayicburukrotten; worn out; gone bad
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
4Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad

Words derived from “buruk”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayic buruk →