Where does “allasaʼ tubajiʼ” come from?

allasaʼ tubajiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar allasaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *alas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

allasaʼ tubajiʼ (Makasar): a descendant of good, wealthy, or respectable people

Definitions

  1. a descendant of good, wealthy, or respectable people

Ancestry of “allasaʼ tubajiʼ”, step by step

allasaʼ tubajiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar allasaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarallasaʼdescendant; offspring
2Proto-South Sulawesi*alas—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
4Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods

via Makasar tubajiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartubajiʼ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *alas →