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