Where does “buburuʼ sonsòng” come from?

buburuʼ sonsòng (Makasar) comes from Makasar buburuʼ, from Malay bubur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀbuʀ.

buburuʼ sonsòng (Makasar): a sweet dessert made of steamed rice flour dough, cut into pieces and served in sugar water

Definitions

  1. a sweet dessert made of steamed rice flour dough, cut into pieces and served in sugar water

Ancestry of “buburuʼ sonsòng”, step by step

buburuʼ sonsòng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar buburuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuburuʼrice porridge cooked with water, without coconut milk
2Malaybuburcongee; gruel; porridge
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buʀbuʀ—

via Makasar sonsòng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsonsòng—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀbuʀ →Every word from Malay bubur →Every word from Makasar buburuʼ →
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