Where does “barani nyawa” come from?

barani nyawa (Makasar) comes from Makasar barani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.

barani nyawa (Makasar): undaunted; fearless

Definitions

  1. undaunted; fearless

Ancestry of “barani nyawa”, step by step

barani nyawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar barani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaranibrave; daring
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold

via Makasar nyawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarnyawa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani →Every word from Makasar barani →