Where does “buhuk” come from?

buhuk (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

buhuk (Tausug): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “buhuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
2Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →