Where does “apparallaʼ” come from?

apparallaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar parallaʼ, from Makasar allaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt, from Proto-Austronesian *qələC.

apparallaʼ (Makasar): to take a pause; to take a break; to stop temporarily

Definitions

  1. to take a pause; to take a break; to stop temporarily

Ancestry of “apparallaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarparallaʼa pause; an interval; an interruption; a non-routine period
2Makasarallaʼa gap; a cleft; a space between
3Proto-South Sulawesi*əllət—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qələt—
5Proto-Austronesian*qələC—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qələC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət →