Where does “sampu pintallung” come from?

sampu pintallung (Makasar) comes from Makasar pintallung, from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

sampu pintallung (Makasar): third cousin

Definitions

  1. third cousin

Ancestry of “sampu pintallung”, step by step

sampu pintallung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar pintallung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpintallungthree times, thrice
2Makasartalluthree
3Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
5Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Makasar sampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampucousin
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təluEvery word from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu
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