Where does “pole pokoʼ” come from?

pole pokoʼ (Makasar) comes from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

pole pokoʼ (Makasar): the return of one's initial capital or stake e.g., in business or gambling, without any profit

Definitions

  1. the return of one's initial capital or stake e.g., in business or gambling, without any profit

Ancestry of “pole pokoʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-pole-polis; -poly, related to market or economy
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →