Where does “ambuku” come from?

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

ambuku (Makasar): to develop a hard pit or stone specifically of a mango

Definitions

  1. to develop a hard pit or stone specifically of a mango

Ancestry of “ambuku”, 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 →
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