Where does “unti” come from?

unti (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

unti (Makasar): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “unti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
2Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puntiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti