Where does “paruài” come from?

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

paruài (Makasar): to bet with someone on the condition that the loser pays double the standard penalty

Definitions

  1. to bet with someone on the condition that the loser pays double the standard penalty

Ancestry of “paruài”, step by step

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