Where does “aʼbuku” come from?

aʼbuku (Makasar) comes from Makasar buku, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buku.

aʼbuku (Makasar): to have bones

Definitions

  1. to have bones

Ancestry of “aʼbuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbukubone
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buku—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuku—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buku →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buku →Every word from Makasar buku →