Where does “appaʼ ece-ece” come from?

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

appaʼ ece-ece (Makasar): four dimes forty cents

Definitions

  1. four dimes forty cents

Ancestry of “appaʼ ece-ece”, step by step

appaʼ ece-ece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

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

via Makasar ece-ece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarece-ece—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat →