Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buah

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq.

Noun

*buah

  1. fruit

Descendants

  • Brunei Malay: buah
  • Iban: buah
  • Malay: buah

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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