Where does “brŭ” come from?

brŭ (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic *bruʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

brŭ (Jarai): rotten; spoiled; decayed

Definitions

  1. rotten; spoiled; decayed

Ancestry of “brŭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*bruʔ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
3Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀukEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀukEvery word from Proto-Chamic *bruʔ
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