Where does “bunga rateʼ” come from?

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

bunga rateʼ (Makasar): floral mixture placed near the cushion and book during the recitation of religious formulas (aʼrateʼ), later distributed among attendees

Definitions

  1. floral mixture placed near the cushion and book during the recitation of religious formulas (aʼrateʼ), later distributed among attendees

Ancestry of “bunga rateʼ”, step by step

bunga rateʼ 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 rateʼ

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