Where does “allappaʼ tallu” come from?

allappaʼ tallu (Makasar) comes from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

allappaʼ tallu (Makasar): to fold in three

Definitions

  1. to fold in three

Ancestry of “allappaʼ tallu”, step by step

allappaʼ tallu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tallu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartalluthree
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Makasar allappaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarallappaʼ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu →