Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buka

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buka/

Verb

*buka

to open (to make something accessible)

Alternative forms

*bukaʔ

Descendants

Proto-Philippine:
- Central Philippine
  - Tagalog: buka
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
  - Proto-Malayic:
    - Malay: buka
      - Indonesian: buka
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Proto-Oceanic: *puke (see there for further descendants)

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *buka

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