Where does “*buta” come from?

*buta (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta, from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

Ancestry of “*buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
2Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye

Words derived from “*buta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta →
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