Where does “aʼbulang” come from?

aʼbulang (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulang, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

aʼbulang (Makasar): to be somewhere for months; to last for months

Definitions

  1. to be somewhere for months; to last for months

Ancestry of “aʼbulang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulangmoon
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bulanmoon; month
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →