Where does “salapassaʼbu” come from?

salapassaʼbu (Makasar) comes from Makasar salapang, from Proto-Malayic -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

salapassaʼbu (Makasar): nine thousand

Definitions

  1. nine thousand

Ancestry of “salapassaʼbu”, step by step

salapassaʼbu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar salapang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsalapangnine
2Proto-Malayic-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Makasar saʼbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsaʼbu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Proto-Malayic -anEvery word from Makasar salapang