Where does “bulo battiʼ” come from?
bulo battiʼ (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 battiʼ (Makasar): a speckled species of bamboo used for making chairs and mats
Definitions
- a speckled species of bamboo used for making chairs and mats
Ancestry of “bulo battiʼ”, step by step
bulo battiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar bulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | bulo | bamboo |
| 2 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *bulo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buluq | type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp |
via Makasar battiʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | battiʼ | — |