Where does “ballaʼ nilamungang” come from?

ballaʼ nilamungang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ballaʼ — house.

ballaʼ nilamungang (Makasar): a house whose poles (usually made of bamboo) are planted directly into the ground rather than resting on foundation stones

Definitions

  1. a house whose poles (usually made of bamboo) are planted directly into the ground rather than resting on foundation stones

Ancestry of “ballaʼ nilamungang”, step by step

ballaʼ nilamungang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ballaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballaʼhouse

via Makasar nilamungang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarnilamungang
Every word from Makasar ballaʼ