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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably related to Maleng Bro prnuːʔ ("breast"). If so, this is from an infixed form related to bú(“to suckle”) (bare root) and vú(“breast”) (prefixed). The semantic shift of "breast" > "nipple" > "bud" shouldn't be too far-fetched, cf. Malpoʔ ("nipple, udder, to suckle"), which is a cognate of bú, Santaliᱱᱩᱱᱩ(nunu, “nipple, breast, to suckle”) (not be confused with Santaliᱧᱩ(ñu, “to drink”), cognate of Vietnamese nhậu).”