Where does “battu lalang” come from?

battu lalang (Makasar) comes from Makasar lalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

battu lalang (Makasar): to come from the interior; to come from inland

Definitions

  1. to come from the interior; to come from inland

Ancestry of “battu lalang”, step by step

battu lalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar lalang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlalangthe inside; the interior
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
3Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

via Makasar battu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbattu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Makasar lalang →
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