Where does “bodo bangkeng” come from?

bodo bangkeng (Makasar) comes from Proto-Turkic bodo- — to paint.

bodo bangkeng (Makasar): a type of pigeon; domestic pigeon bird of the species

Definitions

  1. a type of pigeon; domestic pigeon bird of the species

Ancestry of “bodo bangkeng”, step by step

bodo bangkeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic bodo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbodo-to paint

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object
Every word from Proto-Turkic bodo-