Where does “buah” come from?

buah (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan buah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi buah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

Ancestry of “buah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbuah—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesibuah—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
4Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi buah →