Where does “*buru” come from?

*buru (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw — drive off, chase away, expel.

Ancestry of “*buru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel
2Proto-Austronesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel

Words derived from “*buru

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *buʀawEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw