Where does “sibaʼleang kale” come from?
sibaʼleang kale (Makasar) comes from Makasar ibaʼleang, from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
sibaʼleang kale (Makasar): a unit of length measured from the tip of the middle finger of an outstretched arm to the end of the opposite shoulder
Definitions
- a unit of length measured from the tip of the middle finger of an outstretched arm to the end of the opposite shoulder
Ancestry of “sibaʼleang kale”, step by step
sibaʼleang kale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar ibaʼleang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | ibaʼleang | on the opposite side; across |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ang | Added to a verb to form a verb denoting... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Proto-Uralic kale-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |