Where does “ammaʼdiʼ-maʼdiliʼ bulo” come from?
ammaʼdiʼ-maʼdiliʼ bulo (Makasar) comes from Makasar baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo, from Makasar bulo, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq, from Proto-Austronesian buluq — type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp.
ammaʼdiʼ-maʼdiliʼ bulo (Makasar): to shoot with a bamboo toy gun
Definitions
- to shoot with a bamboo toy gun
Ancestry of “ammaʼdiʼ-maʼdiliʼ bulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo | a bamboo toy gun used in children's games |
| 2 | Makasar | bulo | bamboo |
| 3 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *bulo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |