Where does “ronrong butta” come from?

ronrong butta (Makasar) comes from Makasar butta, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀtaq.

ronrong butta (Makasar): an earthquake

Definitions

  1. an earthquake

Ancestry of “ronrong butta”, step by step

ronrong butta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar butta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuttaland
2Proto-Austronesian*buʀtaq—

via Makasar ronrong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarronrongto quake; to shake; to rumble
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