Where does “pukaʼ rappo-rappo” come from?

pukaʼ rappo-rappo (Makasar) comes from Makasar rappo-rappo, from Makasar rappo — fruit in general.

pukaʼ rappo-rappo (Makasar): a type of seine net used to catch yellowtail snapper fish that live in coral reefs modeled after the "muro-ami" nets made in the 1930s

Definitions

  1. a type of seine net used to catch yellowtail snapper fish that live in coral reefs modeled after the "muro-ami" nets made in the 1930s

Ancestry of “pukaʼ rappo-rappo”, step by step

pukaʼ rappo-rappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rappo-rappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrappo-rapposomething resembling a fruit or areca nut
2Makasarrappofruit in general

via Makasar pukaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpukaʼnet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pukətdragnet
Every word from Makasar rappoEvery word from Makasar rappo-rappo