Where does “aʼba lompo” come from?

aʼba lompo (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian baSaq, from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

aʼba lompo (Makasar): a great flood; a flash flood

Definitions

  1. a great flood; a flash flood

Ancestry of “aʼba lompo”, step by step

aʼba lompo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbaflood overflow of water
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaqflood
3Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
4Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
5Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Makasar lompo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlompobig, large
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →