Where does “bunut” come from?

bunut (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *bunút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋut.

bunut (Tausug): coconut husk

Definitions

  1. coconut husk

Ancestry of “bunut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*bunút—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋut—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋut →Every word from Proto-Philippine *bunút →
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