Where does “appaʼ kannying” come from?

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

appaʼ kannying (Makasar): the tip of the eyebrow

Definitions

  1. the tip of the eyebrow

Ancestry of “appaʼ kannying”, step by step

appaʼ kannying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

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

via Makasar kannying

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