Where does “bintoeng makkidong” come from?

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

bintoeng makkidong (Makasar): a comet; a tailed star

Definitions

  1. a comet; a tailed star

Ancestry of “bintoeng makkidong”, step by step

bintoeng makkidong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bintoeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbintoengstar
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bintuin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
4Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

via Makasar makkidong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmakkidong—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bintuin →
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