Where does “bumbunan” come from?

bumbunan (Kapampangan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunbunan, from Proto-Austronesian buNbuN, from Proto-Austronesian buN.

bumbunan (Kapampangan): fontanelle

Definitions

  1. fontanelle

Ancestry of “bumbunan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbunbunan—
2Proto-AustronesianbuNbuNfontanelle; crown of the head
3Proto-AustronesianbuN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buN →Every word from Proto-Austronesian buNbuN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunbunan →