Where does “bunga singkuluʼ” come from?

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

bunga singkuluʼ (Makasar): the point of the elbow

Definitions

  1. the point of the elbow

Ancestry of “bunga singkuluʼ”, step by step

bunga singkuluʼ 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 singkuluʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsingkuluʼelbow
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siŋkul—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →