Where does “bunga jeʼneʼ mata bunting” come from?

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

bunga jeʼneʼ mata bunting (Makasar): a type of plant, bride's tears or coral vine

Definitions

  1. a type of plant, bride's tears or coral vine

Ancestry of “bunga jeʼneʼ mata bunting”, step by step

bunga jeʼneʼ mata bunting 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 bunting

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