Where does “bangkeng baraʼ” come from?

bangkeng baraʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar baraʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.

bangkeng baraʼ (Makasar): flying termite appearing at the start of the west monsoon

Definitions

  1. flying termite appearing at the start of the west monsoon

Ancestry of “bangkeng baraʼ”, step by step

bangkeng baraʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar baraʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarbaraʼAustralian monsoon, which brings the rainy season coming from the west (of Turatea) or north (of Gowa)
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhabaʀatsouthwest monsoon
3Proto-AustronesianSabaʀateast or south wind

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat →Every word from Makasar baraʼ →