Where does “bangkeng bate” come from?

bangkeng bate (Makasar) comes from Makasar bangkeng — foot; leg of a person, animal, or object.

bangkeng bate (Makasar): a man who historically carried the standard or flag in Gowa and Tallo

Definitions

  1. a man who historically carried the standard or flag in Gowa and Tallo

Ancestry of “bangkeng bate”, step by step

bangkeng bate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object

via Makasar bate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbate
Every word from Makasar bangkeng