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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | buah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | buah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buaq | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buaq | fruit |
Words derived from “buah”