Where does “rappo-rappo liukang” come from?

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

rappo-rappo liukang (Makasar): the edible fruit of the sawo kecik tree (Manilkara kauki) shaped like a date or almond

Definitions

  1. the edible fruit of the sawo kecik tree (Manilkara kauki) shaped like a date or almond

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

rappo-rappo liukang 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 liukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarliukangisland
2Proto-South Sulawesi*li(b)ukan
Every word from Makasar rappo