Where does “siattiʼ bulu doang” come from?

siattiʼ bulu doang (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

siattiʼ bulu doang (Makasar): very little; too little literally: as little as a shrimp's hair

Definitions

  1. very little; too little literally: as little as a shrimp's hair

Ancestry of “siattiʼ bulu doang”, step by step

siattiʼ bulu doang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulubody hair of humans or animals, explicitly excluding head hair, which is
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Makasar siattiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsiattiʼa drop; one drop
2Makasarattiʼa drop
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ətik—

via Makasar doang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasardoangshrimp, prawn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Makasar bulu →