Where does “appaʼ berasaʼ” come from?

appaʼ berasaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar appaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

appaʼ berasaʼ (Makasar): broken rice rice grains with broken ends

Definitions

  1. broken rice rice grains with broken ends

Ancestry of “appaʼ berasaʼ”, step by step

appaʼ berasaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarappaʼfour
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨppat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Makasar berasaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarberasaʼhusked rice milled raw seeds used as food
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
3Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat →