Where does “bunga lembing” come from?

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

bunga lembing (Indonesian): anthela

Definitions

  1. anthela

Ancestry of “bunga lembing”, step by step

bunga lembing 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 lembing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlembingjavelin
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋaEvery word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ