Where does “bintoeng” come from?

bintoeng (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bintuin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

bintoeng (Makasar): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “bintoeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bintuin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
3Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

Words derived from “bintoeng”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bintuin →
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