Where does “buruk” come from?

buruk (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

buruk (Proto-Malayic): rotten; worn out; gone bad

Definitions

  1. rotten; worn out; gone bad

Ancestry of “buruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
2Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad

Words derived from “buruk

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀukEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk