Where does “buka” come from?

buka (Ternate) comes from Malay buka, from Proto-Malayic buka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buka — to open.

buka (Ternate): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “buka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybukato open; open; to be open
2Proto-Malayicbuka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbukato open
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buka →Every word from Proto-Malayic buka →Every word from Malay buka →