Where does “kunyiʼ didi” come from?

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

kunyiʼ didi (Makasar): bright yellow

Definitions

  1. bright yellow

Ancestry of “kunyiʼ didi”, step by step

kunyiʼ didi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kunyiʼ

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

via Makasar didi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasardidireddish yellow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kunij →Every word from Makasar kunyiʼ →
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