Where does “biring langiʼ” come from?

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

biring langiʼ (Makasar): the horizon

Definitions

  1. the horizon

Ancestry of “biring langiʼ”, step by step

biring langiʼ 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 langiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlangiʼsky
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
3Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ →Every word from Makasar biring →