bowaja

Karao

noun

Definitions

crocodile

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya derived from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*buqaya

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

buwaya Tagalog
*buqaya Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*buqaya Proto-Austronesian
*buhaya Proto-Malayic
baya Javanese
voay Malagasy
ᮘᮥᮠᮚ Sundanese
buya Acehnese