Where does “sampulo anrua” come from?

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

sampulo anrua (Makasar): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “sampulo anrua”, step by step

sampulo anrua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar sampulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampuloten
2Proto-Oceanic*sa-puluq—
3Austronesian*sa-puluq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →