Where does “bunga songkoʼ” come from?

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

bunga songkoʼ (Makasar): a cap made of woven pandan leaves and flowers, placed on the grave post (mesang)

Definitions

  1. a cap made of woven pandan leaves and flowers, placed on the grave post (mesang)

Ancestry of “bunga songkoʼ”, step by step

bunga songkoʼ 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 songkoʼ

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