Where does “buwu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “buwu”, step by step

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