Where does “buntuliang” come from?

buntuliang (Makasar) comes from Makasar buntuli, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

buntuliang (Makasar): the protocol or necessity of being formally invited

Definitions

  1. the protocol or necessity of being formally invited

Ancestry of “buntuliang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuntulito go out and meet a person of higher rank to welcome them
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar buntuli →