Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bulu

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 *bulu.

Noun

*bulu

1. body hair
2. fur
3. feather

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: bulu
• Brunei Malay: bulu
• Malay: bulu
  • Indonesian: bulu
• Urak Lawoi': บูลู (bulu)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI