Where does “bubu” come from?
bubu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic bubu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu, from Proto-Austronesian bubu — fish trap.
bubu (Malay): fish trap
Ancestry of “bubu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | bubu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bubu | fish trap |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | bubu | fish trap |