Where does “kunyiʼ kalotoroʼ” come from?

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

kunyiʼ kalotoroʼ (Makasar): dry turmeric turmeric cut into slices, sun-dried, and pounded into powder

Definitions

  1. dry turmeric turmeric cut into slices, sun-dried, and pounded into powder

Ancestry of “kunyiʼ kalotoroʼ”, step by step

kunyiʼ kalotoroʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kunyiʼ

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

via Makasar kalotoroʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkalotoroʼdry, dried
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