Where does “lappi appaʼ” come from?

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

lappi appaʼ (Makasar): fourfold; four times as much

Definitions

  1. fourfold; four times as much

Ancestry of “lappi appaʼ”, step by step

lappi appaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

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

via Makasar lappi

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