Where does “bunuq” come from?

bunuq (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian buNuq — to throw at, to hit with a projectile.

bunuq (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “bunuq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianbuNuqto throw at, to hit with a projectile

Words derived from “bunuq

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buNuq