Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta, from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
2Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta →
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