Where does “ruassaʼbu” come from?

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

ruassaʼbu (Makasar): two thousand (2,000)

Definitions

  1. two thousand (2,000)

Ancestry of “ruassaʼbu”, step by step

ruassaʼbu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar saʼbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsaʼbu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →