Where does “bungkusuʼ” come from?

bungkusuʼ (Makasar) comes from Malay bungkus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus.

bungkusuʼ (Makasar): measure word for packages, packets, or boxes

Definitions

  1. measure word for packages, packets, or boxes

Ancestry of “bungkusuʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybungkuswrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋkus—

Words derived from “bungkusuʼ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus →Every word from Malay bungkus →