Where does “bunga rampe” come from?

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

bunga rampe (Makasar): a traditional mixture of finely shredded aromatic pandan leaves and various flowers used as a grave offering or placed near cushions during religious recitations

Definitions

  1. a traditional mixture of finely shredded aromatic pandan leaves and various flowers used as a grave offering or placed near cushions during religious recitations

Ancestry of “bunga rampe”, step by step

bunga rampe 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 rampe

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