Where does “bunu” come from?

bunu (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian buNuq — to throw at, to hit with a projectile.

bunu (Nias): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “bunu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbunuqto kill
2Proto-AustronesianbuNuqto throw at, to hit with a projectile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buNuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunuq →