Where does “rua tallu” come from?

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

rua tallu (Makasar): two or three; several; a few

Definitions

  1. two or three; several; a few

Ancestry of “rua tallu”, step by step

rua tallu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar tallu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartalluthree
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
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