Where does “bulang aʼji” come from?

bulang aʼji (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulang, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

bulang aʼji (Makasar): the month of Hajj; the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar (Dhu al-Hijjah)

Definitions

  1. the month of Hajj; the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar (Dhu al-Hijjah)

Ancestry of “bulang aʼji”, step by step

bulang aʼji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulangmoon
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bulanmoon; month
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Makasar aʼji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼjia hajji; a person who has performed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
2Arabicحَجِّيّ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →