Where does “บูตา” come from?

บูตา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *butaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta, from Proto-Austronesian buCa — mote in the eye.

บูตา (Urak Lawoi'): blind

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “บูตา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*butaʔblind
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
3Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buta →Every word from Proto-Malayic *butaʔ →