Where does “bituun” come from?

bituun (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *bituqən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

bituun (Tausug): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “bituun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*bituqən—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
3Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Philippine *bituqən →