Where does “ase punuʼ” come from?

ase punuʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar ase, from Buginese ase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pajay, from Proto-Austronesian pajay — paddy rice unmilled, rice plants.

ase punuʼ (Makasar): glutinous rice; sticky rice

Definitions

  1. glutinous rice; sticky rice

Ancestry of “ase punuʼ”, step by step

ase punuʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarasepaddy unmilled rice, harvested, but still unhusked, rice plant
2Bugineseasepaddy unmilled rice, rice plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpajaypaddy unmilled rice, rice plant
4Proto-Austronesianpajaypaddy rice unmilled, rice plants

via Makasar punuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpunuʼ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pajay
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