Where does “buwung” come from?

buwung (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ.

Ancestry of “buwung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bu(b)un—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bubuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un →