Where does “*buʀuk” come from?

*buʀuk (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

Ancestry of “*buʀuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
2Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad

Words derived from “*buʀuk

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀukEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk