English
Phuket
Phuket comes from Thai ภูเก็ต, from Malay bukit ‘mountain’, and ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*bukijreconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- poz-msa-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*bukitreconstructed
- poz-mcm-proprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Malaymodernbukit‘mountain’
- Thaimodernภูเก็ตpuu-gèt
- EnglishtodayPhuket
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*bukijreconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- poz-msa-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*bukitreconstructed
- poz-mcm-proprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Malaymodernbukit‘mountain’
- Thaimodernภูเก็ตpuu-gèt
- EnglishtodayPhuket
Every English word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij
Today it means
name A province of Thailand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *bukij / Phuket