Where does “appulo” come from?

appulo (Makasar) comes from Makasar pulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.

appulo (Makasar): by the tens; in tens

Definitions

  1. by the tens; in tens

Ancestry of “appulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpuloprecategorial root related to the number ten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puluq →