Where does “bua” come from?

bua (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

bua (Nias): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “bua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
2Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

Words derived from “bua

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq