Where does “aʼrupa bulang” come from?

aʼrupa bulang (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.

aʼrupa bulang (Makasar): to have a moon face a beautifully round face

Definitions

  1. to have a moon face a beautifully round face

Ancestry of “aʼrupa bulang”, step by step

aʼrupa bulang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulangmoon
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bulanmoon; month
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Makasar aʼrupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼrupato have the appearance of; to have the face of
2Makasarrupaoutward appearance; form; shape
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →