Where does “kanre kunyiʼ” come from?

kanre kunyiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar kunyiʼ, from Proto-Austronesian *kunij.

kanre kunyiʼ (Makasar): a nasi kuning; rice made yellow with turmeric

Definitions

  1. a nasi kuning; rice made yellow with turmeric

Ancestry of “kanre kunyiʼ”, step by step

kanre kunyiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kunyiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkunyiʼturmeric (Curcuma domestica)
2Proto-Austronesian*kunij—

via Makasar kanre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkanrecooked rice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kunij →Every word from Makasar kunyiʼ →