Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/buŋa

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Noun

*buŋa

1. flower; blossom

Descendants

• Kanakanabu: vungavung (“flower”)
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *buŋa (see there for further descendants)

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *buŋa.