Where does “bu” come from?

bu (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu, from Proto-Austronesian bubu — fish trap.

bu (Makasar): fish trap

Definitions

  1. fish trap

Ancestry of “bu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbubufish trap
2Proto-Austronesianbubufish trap
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bubu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu →
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