Where does “bunga” come from?

bunga (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga (Tausug): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*buŋa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Philippine *buŋa →