Where does “allappaʼ rua” come from?

allappaʼ rua (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

allappaʼ rua (Makasar): to fold in two; to double over

Definitions

  1. to fold in two; to double over

Ancestry of “allappaʼ rua”, step by step

allappaʼ rua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Makasar allappaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarallappaʼ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →
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