Where does “paʼrua” come from?

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

paʼrua (Makasar): to make into two; to do as a pair

Definitions

  1. to make into two; to do as a pair

Ancestry of “paʼrua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼruato do something with two people; to go as a pair
2Makasarruatwo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha—
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

Words derived from “paʼrua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →