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Where does “*buya” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*buya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqaya—
2Proto-Austronesianbuqaya—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →