Where does “sima puli” come from?

sima puli (Makasar) comes from Makasar sima, from Old Javanese sīma, from Sanskrit सीमा — frontier, boundary, edge.

sima puli (Makasar): a fixed rent for a vessel when renting only the boat without a crew for some time

Definitions

  1. a fixed rent for a vessel when renting only the boat without a crew for some time

Ancestry of “sima puli”, step by step

sima puli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsimatax; toll; fare such as a crossing fare or ferry toll; entrance fee
2Old Javanesesīmafreehold of a tenure or estate in land
3Sanskritसीमाfrontier, boundary, edge

via Makasar puli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpulifirm; fixed; sturdy; secure
Every word from Sanskrit सीमा →Every word from Old Javanese sīma →Every word from Makasar sima →