Where does “nabubulok” come from?

nabubulok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bulok, from Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

nabubulok (Tagalog): biodegradable; capable of decay

Definitions

  1. biodegradable; capable of decay

Ancestry of “nabubulok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbulokrotten; decomposed; decayed
2Malayburukold, rotten; decayed; bad
3Proto-Malayicburukrotten; worn out; gone bad
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
5Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad

Words derived from “nabubulok”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayic buruk →
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