Where does “bunga baru” come from?

bunga baru (Makasar) comes from Makasar bunga, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga baru (Makasar): a yellow flower of the sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Definitions

  1. a yellow flower of the sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Ancestry of “bunga baru”, step by step

bunga baru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbungaflower, blossom
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buŋa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Makasar baru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaru—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →