Where does “allaʼ bunga” come from?

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

allaʼ bunga (Makasar): to alternate between having male and female children

Definitions

  1. to alternate between having male and female children

Ancestry of “allaʼ bunga”, step by step

allaʼ bunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbungaflower, blossom
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buŋa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Makasar allaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarallaʼa gap; a cleft; a space between
2Proto-South Sulawesi*əllət—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qələt—
4Proto-Austronesian*qələC—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →