Where does “nibuto” come from?

nibuto (Makasar) comes from Makasar buto, from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

nibuto (Makasar): to be castrated; to be gelded

Definitions

  1. to be castrated; to be gelded

Ancestry of “nibuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbutoscrotum
2Proto-South Sulawesi*buto—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
4Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto →
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