Where does “lappi rua” come from?

lappi rua (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

lappi rua (Makasar): twofold; double

Definitions

  1. twofold; double

Ancestry of “lappi rua”, step by step

lappi rua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Makasar lappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlappi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →