Where does “baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo” come from?
baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulo, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq, from Proto-Austronesian buluq — type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp.
baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo (Makasar): a bamboo toy gun used in children's games
Definitions
- a bamboo toy gun used in children's games
Ancestry of “baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo”, step by step
baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ bulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar bulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | bulo | bamboo |
| 2 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *bulo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |
via Makasar baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | baʼdiʼ-baʼdiliʼ | a popgun; a toy gun |