Where does “bunu'” come from?

bunu' (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian buNuq — to throw at, to hit with a projectile.

bunu' (Tausug): fighting; killing

Definitions

  1. fighting; killing

Ancestry of “bunu'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbunuqto kill
2Proto-AustronesianbuNuqto throw at, to hit with a projectile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buNuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bunuq →