Where does “makaappaʼ” come from?

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

makaappaʼ (Makasar): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “makaappaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarappaʼfour
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨppat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat →
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