Where does “sombalaʼ bete-bete” come from?

sombalaʼ bete-bete (Makasar) comes from Makasar sombalaʼ — sail.

sombalaʼ bete-bete (Makasar): triangular sail

Definitions

  1. triangular sail

Ancestry of “sombalaʼ bete-bete”, step by step

sombalaʼ bete-bete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sombalaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsombalaʼsail

via Makasar bete-bete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbete-bete
Every word from Makasar sombalaʼ