Where does “buak” come from?

buak (Remontado Agta) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

buak (Remontado Agta): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “buak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
2Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →