Where does “aʼbungkusuʼ” come from?

aʼbungkusuʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar bungkusuʼ, from Malay bungkus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus.

aʼbungkusuʼ (Makasar): to be in a package

Definitions

  1. to be in a package

Ancestry of “aʼbungkusuʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbungkusuʼmeasure word for packages, packets, or boxes
2Malaybungkuswrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋkus—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus →Every word from Malay bungkus →Every word from Makasar bungkusuʼ →