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

1. 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