Where does “butir” come from?

butir (Indonesian) comes from Malay butir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butiʀ.

butir (Indonesian): particle, grain, seed

Definitions

  1. particle, grain, seed

Ancestry of “butir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybutirparticle, grain, seed
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*butiʀ—

Words derived from “butir”

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