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Where does “bunyi” come from?

bunyi (Tagalog) comes from Malay bunyi, from Proto-Malayic buñi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buñi.

Ancestry of “bunyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybunyisound
2Proto-Malayicbuñi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuñi—

Words derived from “bunyi”

  • mabunyi
  • Bunye
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buñi →