Where does “bajiʼ butta” come from?

bajiʼ butta (Makasar) comes from Makasar butta, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀtaq.

bajiʼ butta (Makasar): the state of the land being in good condition; specifically referring to the era before the land was conquered by colonial powers

Definitions

  1. the state of the land being in good condition; specifically referring to the era before the land was conquered by colonial powers

Ancestry of “bajiʼ butta”, step by step

bajiʼ butta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar butta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuttaland
2Proto-Austronesian*buʀtaq

via Makasar bajiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbajiʼgood; in good health; fine; well
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *buʀtaq