Where does “aʼbunga” come from?

aʼbunga (Makasar) comes from Makasar bunga, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

aʼbunga (Makasar): to flower; to bloom

Definitions

  1. to flower; to bloom

Ancestry of “aʼbunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbungaflower, blossom
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buŋa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →