Where does “bulo katinting” come from?

bulo katinting (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 katinting (Makasar): a species of bamboo with prickly branches

Definitions

  1. a species of bamboo with prickly branches

Ancestry of “bulo katinting”, step by step

bulo katinting 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 katinting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkatintingthorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buluq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo →