Where does “sikkoʼ ayaʼ” come from?

sikkoʼ ayaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar ayaʼ, from Malay ayat, from Arabic آيَة — sign, token.

sikkoʼ ayaʼ (Makasar): a band woven of cotton or yarn, worn by women around the loins over the sarong (when wearing a sarong and kebaya)

Definitions

  1. a band woven of cotton or yarn, worn by women around the loins over the sarong (when wearing a sarong and kebaya)

Ancestry of “sikkoʼ ayaʼ”, step by step

sikkoʼ ayaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ayaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarayaʼwaist; middle of the body
2Malayayatsentence
3Arabicآيَةsign, token

via Makasar sikkoʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsikkoʼa tie; a binding; a bunch; a snare; a knot
Every word from Arabic آيَة →Every word from Malay ayat →Every word from Makasar ayaʼ →