Where does “buhaya” come from?

buhaya (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

buhaya (Proto-Malayic): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “buhaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
2Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile

Words derived from “buhaya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →