Where does “kaningking bangkeng” come from?

kaningking bangkeng (Makasar) comes from Makasar kaningking, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ.

kaningking bangkeng (Makasar): little toe

Definitions

  1. little toe

Ancestry of “kaningking bangkeng”, step by step

kaningking bangkeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kaningking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkaningkinglittle finger
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kiŋkiŋ—

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ →Every word from Makasar kaningking →