Where does “*buaq” come from?

*buaq (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

Ancestry of “*buaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buaq
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
3Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

Words derived from “*buaq

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaqEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq