Where does “*buk,*buək” come from?

*buk,*buək (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

Ancestry of “*buk,*buək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
2Proto-AustronesianbukəShair

Words derived from “*buk,*buək”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →