Where does “บูเกะ” come from?

บูเกะ (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

บูเกะ (Urak Lawoi'): hill, mountain

Definitions

  1. hill, mountain

Ancestry of “บูเกะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*bukithill elevated location
2Proto-Malayo-Chamic*bukit—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*bukit—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bukij—
5Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit →