Where does “sampo sikali” come from?

sampo sikali (Makasar) comes from Makasar sikali, from Makasar kali, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

Ancestry of “sampo sikali”, step by step

sampo sikali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sikali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsikalionce; one time
2Makasarkalitime; occasion
3Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
4Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

via Makasar sampo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampo—
Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قَاضٍ →Every word from Makasar kali →