Where does “jangka langkaraʼ” come from?

jangka langkaraʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar langkaraʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *laŋkaʀ.

jangka langkaraʼ (Makasar): a wide-toothed comb; a comb with sparsely spaced teeth

Definitions

  1. a wide-toothed comb; a comb with sparsely spaced teeth

Ancestry of “jangka langkaraʼ”, step by step

jangka langkaraʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar langkaraʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlangkaraʼsparse; sparsely spaced; far apart; loose; not dense of writing, plants, teeth, weaving, etc
2Proto-South Sulawesi*laŋkaʀ—

via Makasar jangka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjangkacomb
2Proto-South Sulawesi*jaŋka—
Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *laŋkaʀ →Every word from Makasar langkaraʼ →