Where does “ruampulo” come from?

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

ruampulo (Makasar): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “ruampulo”, step by step

ruampulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar pulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpuloprecategorial root related to the number ten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten
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