Where does “bunga” come from?

bunga (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga (Malay): flower; interest; beauty

Definitions

  1. flower; interest; beauty

Ancestry of “bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

Words derived from “bunga”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →