Where does “bunga tangga” come from?

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

bunga tangga (Indonesian): cincinnus

Definitions

  1. cincinnus

Ancestry of “bunga tangga”, step by step

bunga tangga 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 tangga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanggastair
2Malaytanggastair
3Proto-Malayic*taŋga(ʔ)house ladder, staircase
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgarung of a ladder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →