Where does “palampang areng” come from?

palampang areng (Makasar) comes from Makasar areng, from Proto-South Sulawesi *azan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ajan.

palampang areng (Makasar): the jawbone; the mandible

Definitions

  1. the jawbone; the mandible

Ancestry of “palampang areng”, step by step

palampang areng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar areng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasararengname
2Proto-South Sulawesi*azanname
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ajan

via Makasar palampang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpalampang
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ajan