Where does “ampiʼ kale” come from?

ampiʼ kale (Makasar) comes from Makasar ampiʼ, from Indonesian hampir — almost.

ampiʼ kale (Makasar): someone or something that one always has with them; constant companion or accessory

Definitions

  1. someone or something that one always has with them; constant companion or accessory

Ancestry of “ampiʼ kale”, step by step

ampiʼ kale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ampiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarampiʼclose by; near
2Indonesianhampiralmost

via Proto-Uralic kale-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Indonesian hampir →Every word from Makasar ampiʼ →