Where does “rua ulungku” come from?

rua ulungku (Makasar) comes from Makasar ulu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

rua ulungku (Makasar): two options; two possibilities

Definitions

  1. two options; two possibilities

Ancestry of “rua ulungku”, step by step

rua ulungku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaruluhead
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ulu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhead
5Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Makasar rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →