Where does “bakuʼ karaeng” come from?

bakuʼ karaeng (Makasar) comes from Makasar bakuʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul — woven bamboo basket.

bakuʼ karaeng (Makasar): a small basket for ritual use, filled with rice in which candlenuts (kanjoliʼ) stand

Definitions

  1. a small basket for ritual use, filled with rice in which candlenuts (kanjoliʼ) stand

Ancestry of “bakuʼ karaeng”, step by step

bakuʼ karaeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bakuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbakuʼa measure; a standard; a measuring stick or instrument
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bakulwoven bamboo basket

via Makasar karaeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkaraengking, ruler, lord
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul →Every word from Makasar bakuʼ →
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