Where does “bósə” come from?

bósə (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *bəʔasə, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

bósə (Rukai): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “bósə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*bəʔasə—
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Rukai *bəʔasə →
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