Where does “ammanaʼ bungkusuʼ” come from?

ammanaʼ bungkusuʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammanaʼ, from Makasar anaʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

ammanaʼ bungkusuʼ (Makasar): to give birth to a child born with a caul or amniotic membrane intact

Definitions

  1. to give birth to a child born with a caul or amniotic membrane intact

Ancestry of “ammanaʼ bungkusuʼ”, step by step

ammanaʼ bungkusuʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ammanaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarammanaʼto have a child of a father and mother
2Makasaranaʼchild; offspring; first-generation descendant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Makasar bungkusuʼ

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—
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