Where does “ƀŭk” come from?

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

ƀŭk (Rade): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “ƀŭk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerɓuk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk →