Where does “ruanrupa” come from?

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

ruanrupa (Makasar): two kinds; two types

Definitions

  1. two kinds; two types

Ancestry of “ruanrupa”, step by step

ruanrupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar rupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrupaoutward appearance; form; shape
2Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
3Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
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