Where does “*buya” come from?

*buya (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

*buya (Proto-Chamic): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “*buya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
2Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile

Words derived from “*buya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →