Where does “*buaq” come from?
*buaq (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.
Ancestry of “*buaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buaq | fruit |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | buaq | fruit |