Where does “buling” come from?

buling (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋ.

buling (Tausug): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “buling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqujiŋ
2Proto-Austronesianqujiŋ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ
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