Where does “baʼdiliʼ lompo” come from?

baʼdiliʼ lompo (Makasar) comes from Makasar baʼdiliʼ, from Javanese bedil, from Tamil வெடில் — gunpowder.

baʼdiliʼ lompo (Makasar): artillery; cannon

Definitions

  1. artillery; cannon

Ancestry of “baʼdiliʼ lompo”, step by step

baʼdiliʼ lompo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar baʼdiliʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaʼdiliʼgun; rifle
2JavanesebedilJava arquebus
3Tamilவெடில்gunpowder

via Makasar lompo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlompobig, large
Every word from Tamil வெடில் →Every word from Javanese bedil →Every word from Makasar baʼdiliʼ →