Where does “aʼjappa balanda” come from?

aʼjappa balanda (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼjappa, from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

aʼjappa balanda (Makasar): to walk with heavy steps literally: to walk like a Dutchman

Definitions

  1. to walk with heavy steps literally: to walk like a Dutchman

Ancestry of “aʼjappa balanda”, step by step

aʼjappa balanda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼjappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼjappato walk
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar Balanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarBalanda—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼjappa →