Where does “biring binanga” come from?

biring binanga (Makasar) comes from Makasar biring, from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ.

biring binanga (Makasar): a riverbank; the shore of a river

Definitions

  1. a riverbank; the shore of a river

Ancestry of “biring binanga”, step by step

biring binanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar biring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiringan edge; a border; a rim; a margin
2Proto-South Sulawesi*biriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*biriŋ—

via Makasar binanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbinangariver
2Proto-Austronesianbinaŋa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ →Every word from Makasar biring →