Where does “bulo banoa” come from?

bulo banoa (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulo, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq, from Proto-Austronesian buluq — type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp.

bulo banoa (Makasar): a species of bamboo with thick walls, tough and flexible, suitable for making carrying poles

Definitions

  1. a species of bamboo with thick walls, tough and flexible, suitable for making carrying poles

Ancestry of “bulo banoa”, step by step

bulo banoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulobamboo
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bulo—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluqtype of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp
4Proto-Austronesianbuluqtype of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp

via Makasar banoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbanoasheath; scabbard
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buluq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo →