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Where does “bulu” come from?

bulu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bulu (Malay): hair; fur; feather

Definitions

  1. hair; fur; feather

Ancestry of “bulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbuluhair
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—

Words derived from “bulu”

  • bulu
  • berbulu
  • ulat bulu
  • bulu
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