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Where does “ɓuk” come from?

ɓuk (Proto-Mon-Khmer) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

Ancestry of “ɓuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
2Proto-AustronesianbukəShair

Words derived from “ɓuk”

  • mốc
  • mục
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →