Where does “aʼbuaʼ bangkeng” come from?

aʼbuaʼ bangkeng (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼbuaʼ, from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

aʼbuaʼ bangkeng (Makasar): to sit with one leg crossed over the other considered impolite

Definitions

  1. to sit with one leg crossed over the other considered impolite

Ancestry of “aʼbuaʼ bangkeng”, step by step

aʼbuaʼ bangkeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼbuaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbuaʼto rise of the sun
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼbuaʼ →