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Where does “buka” come from?

buka (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buka — to open.

Ancestry of “buka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbukato open

Words derived from “buka”

  • buka puasa
  • buka
  • buka
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