Where does “بونتل” come from?
بونتل (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic buntal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buntal.
بونتل (Malay): blowfish
Ancestry of “بونتل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | buntal | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buntal | — |