Where does “bunga lompo” come from?
bunga lompo (Makasar) comes from Makasar bunga, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.
bunga lompo (Makasar): a flower blanket made of jasmine and woven pandan strips, placed over the corpse and later on the grave
Definitions
- a flower blanket made of jasmine and woven pandan strips, placed over the corpse and later on the grave
Ancestry of “bunga lompo”, step by step
bunga lompo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar bunga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | bunga | flower, blossom |
| 2 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *buŋa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buŋa | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buŋa | flower; blossom |
via Makasar lompo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | lompo | big, large |