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