Where does “appaʼ tanruʼ” come from?

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

appaʼ tanruʼ (Makasar): a dangerous position; a precarious situation

Definitions

  1. a dangerous position; a precarious situation

Ancestry of “appaʼ tanruʼ”, step by step

appaʼ tanruʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

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

via Makasar tanruʼ

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