Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦧꦸꦠ, from Pali bhūta, from Sanskrit भूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buta (Indonesian): blind; not knowing; giant

Definitions

blind; not knowing; giant

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

buta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦧꦸꦠ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Javanese	ꦧꦸꦠ	giant
2	Pali	bhūta	natural; genuine; true
3	Sanskrit	भूत	been
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	bʰuHtás	become, been
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰuH-tó-s	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰuH-	to become, grow, appear

via Malay buta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	buta	blind; not knowing; giant
2	Proto-Malayic	*butaʔ	blind
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	buta	blind
4	Proto-Austronesian	buCa	mote in the eye

Words derived from “buta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás →