Where does “bunga-bunga” come from?

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

bunga-bunga (Makasar): little flower

Definitions

  1. little flower

Ancestry of “bunga-bunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbungaflower, blossom
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buŋa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

Words derived from “bunga-bunga”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa →