Where does “butoang” come from?

butoang (Makasar) comes from Makasar buto, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

butoang (Makasar): to be the driving force in performing a work

Definitions

  1. to be the driving force in performing a work

Ancestry of “butoang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbutoscrotum
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buto—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
4Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto →