Where does “bulaeng” come from?

bulaeng (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw-an, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw.

bulaeng (Makasar): gold element

Definitions

  1. gold element

Ancestry of “bulaeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bulawan—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bulaw-an—
3Proto-Austronesian*bulaw—

Words derived from “bulaeng”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw-an →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulawan →