Where does “annassaʼbu” come from?

annassaʼbu (Makasar) comes from Makasar annang, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨnnɨm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

annassaʼbu (Makasar): six thousand

Definitions

  1. six thousand

Ancestry of “annassaʼbu”, step by step

annassaʼbu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar annang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarannangsix
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨnnɨm
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm

via Makasar saʼbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsaʼbu
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəmEvery word from Proto-Austronesian ənəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm