Where does “bunga-bunganna Patima” come from?

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

bunga-bunganna Patima (Makasar): the flower of Fatima referring to the female pudenda in certain traditional formulas

Definitions

  1. the flower of Fatima referring to the female pudenda in certain traditional formulas

Ancestry of “bunga-bunganna Patima”, step by step

bunga-bunganna Patima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bunga-bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbunga-bungalittle flower
2Makasarbungaflower, blossom
3Proto-South Sulawesi*buŋa
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
5Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Makasar Patima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarPatima
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋaEvery word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa
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