Where does “buat” come from?

buat (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat.

Ancestry of “buat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhat

Words derived from “buat

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat
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