Where does “bunga caʼdi” come from?

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

bunga caʼdi (Makasar): flowers and pandan leaves placed normally at graves as opposed to the elaborate bunga lompo

Definitions

  1. flowers and pandan leaves placed normally at graves as opposed to the elaborate bunga lompo

Ancestry of “bunga caʼdi”, step by step

bunga caʼdi 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 caʼdi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarcaʼdismall; little
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →