Where does “lappi tallu” come from?

lappi tallu (Makasar) comes from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

lappi tallu (Makasar): threefold; three times as much

Definitions

  1. threefold; three times as much

Ancestry of “lappi tallu”, step by step

lappi tallu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tallu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartalluthree
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Makasar lappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlappi
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu