Where does “aʼbulu” come from?

aʼbulu (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

aʼbulu (Makasar): to have hair, fur, or feathers

Definitions

  1. to have hair, fur, or feathers

Ancestry of “aʼbulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulubody hair of humans or animals, explicitly excluding head hair, which is
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Makasar bulu →