Where does “baluba” come from?

baluba (Tausug) comes from Malay berubah, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

baluba (Tausug): to fade or change (in color)

Definitions

  1. to fade or change (in color)

Ancestry of “baluba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberubahto change, to shift
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →Every word from Malay berubah →