Where does “binutil” come from?

binutil (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog butil, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butiʀ.

binutil (Tagalog): granule

Definitions

  1. granule

Ancestry of “binutil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbutilgrain; kernel; seed
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*butiʀ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butiʀ →Every word from Tagalog butil →