Where does “bunga kipas” come from?

bunga kipas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bunga, from Malay bunga, from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga kipas (Indonesian): rhipidium

Definitions

  1. rhipidium

Ancestry of “bunga kipas”, step by step

bunga kipas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbungaflower; beauty; hero, somebody who possesses...
2Malaybungaflower; interest; beauty
3Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
5Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Indonesian kipas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankipasfan
2Malaykipasfan
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →