Where does “seʼre rua” come from?

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

seʼre rua (Makasar): one or two; a few

Definitions

  1. one or two; a few

Ancestry of “seʼre rua”, step by step

seʼre rua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

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

via Makasar seʼre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarseʼreone
2Makasarsibeʼreone
3Makasarsi-—
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