Where does “esso” come from?

esso (Buginese) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨlzo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

esso (Buginese): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “esso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨlzoday
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
3Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨlzo →
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