Where does “bunga” come from?

bunga (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga (Tagalog): fruit; result; effect; consequence; The areca...

Definitions

  1. fruit; result; effect; consequence; The areca...

Ancestry of “bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
2Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

Words derived from “bunga

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