Where does “anrong sapana” come from?

anrong sapana (Makasar) comes from Makasar anrong, from Makasar jangang — chicken.

anrong sapana (Makasar): the three sloping wooden or bamboo beams on which the floor (palapparaʼ) of the stepless staircase rests

Definitions

  1. the three sloping wooden or bamboo beams on which the floor (palapparaʼ) of the stepless staircase rests

Ancestry of “anrong sapana”, step by step

anrong sapana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anrong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranrongmother (also of animals)
2Makasarjangangchicken

via Makasar sapana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsapanaa stepless staircase resembling a wide gangplank or ramp, traditionally found only at the houses of prominent nobility
2SanskritसोपानStairs, steps, a staircase
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