Where does “บูงา” come from?

บูงา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

บูงา (Urak Lawoi'): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “บูงา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →