Where does “kunyiʼ basa” come from?

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

kunyiʼ basa (Makasar): wet turmeric turmeric not yet dried in the sun

Definitions

  1. wet turmeric turmeric not yet dried in the sun

Ancestry of “kunyiʼ basa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkunyiʼturmeric (Curcuma domestica)
2Proto-Austronesian*kunij—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kunij →