Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *butaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta, from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

buta (Malay): blind; not knowing; giant

Definitions

  1. blind; not knowing; giant

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*butaʔblind
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
3Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye

Words derived from “buta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta →Every word from Proto-Malayic *butaʔ →