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Where does “habuk” come from?

habuk (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian qabuk — dust, powder.

habuk (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): Alternative form of *qabuk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *qabuk

Ancestry of “habuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianqabukdust, powder

Words derived from “habuk”

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