Where does “bular” come from?

bular (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *bular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ — cataract of the eye.

bular (Malay): Unable to see; blind

Definitions

  1. Unable to see; blind

Ancestry of “bular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*bularcataract of the eye
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bulaʀcataract of the eye
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *bular →