Where does “appaʼ kaʼmuru” come from?

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

appaʼ kaʼmuru (Makasar): the tip of the nose

Definitions

  1. the tip of the nose

Ancestry of “appaʼ kaʼmuru”, step by step

appaʼ kaʼmuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

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

via Makasar kaʼmuru

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