Where does “buta warna” come from?

buta warna (Malay) comes from Malay warna, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

buta warna (Malay): color blindness

Definitions

  1. color blindness

Ancestry of “buta warna”, step by step

buta warna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay warna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywarnacolour; colour/color; social class or level
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Malay buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybutablind; not knowing; giant
2Proto-Malayic*butaʔblind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
4Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas →