Where does “budu” come from?

budu (Rukai) comes from Japanese 葡萄, from Middle Chinese 葡萄, from Bactrian bādāwa — wine.

budu (Rukai): grape

Definitions

  1. grape

Ancestry of “budu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葡萄grape
2Middle Chinese葡萄—
3Bactrianbādāwawine
Every word from Bactrian bādāwa →Every word from Middle Chinese 葡萄 →Every word from Japanese 葡萄 →