Where does “kunyiʼ siriwa” come from?

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

kunyiʼ siriwa (Makasar): turmeric grown intertwined or tangled together

Definitions

  1. turmeric grown intertwined or tangled together

Ancestry of “kunyiʼ siriwa”, step by step

kunyiʼ siriwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kunyiʼ

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

via Makasar siriwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsiriwa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kunij →Every word from Makasar kunyiʼ →