Where does “oloʼ-oloʼ bulu” come from?

oloʼ-oloʼ bulu (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

Ancestry of “oloʼ-oloʼ bulu”, step by step

oloʼ-oloʼ bulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulubody hair of humans or animals, explicitly excluding head hair, which is
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Makasar oloʼ-oloʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaroloʼ-oloʼanimal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Makasar bulu →