Where does “sampu sikali” come from?

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

sampu sikali (Makasar): first cousin

Definitions

  1. first cousin

Ancestry of “sampu sikali”, step by step

sampu 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 sampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampucousin
Every word from Arabic قَضَى