Where does “biring kassiʼ” come from?

biring kassiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar biring, from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ.

biring kassiʼ (Makasar): the coast; a sandy beach

Definitions

  1. the coast; a sandy beach

Ancestry of “biring kassiʼ”, step by step

biring kassiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar biring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiringan edge; a border; a rim; a margin
2Proto-South Sulawesi*biriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*biriŋ—

via Makasar kassiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkassiʼsand
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ →Every word from Makasar biring →
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