Where does “suraʼ bassi” come from?

suraʼ bassi (Makasar) comes from Makasar bassi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

suraʼ bassi (Makasar): weapon pass; weapon permit

Definitions

  1. weapon pass; weapon permit

Ancestry of “suraʼ bassi”, step by step

suraʼ bassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbassiiron
2Malaybesiiron
3Proto-Malayicbəsi—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron

via Makasar suraʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsuraʼwriting; script
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →Every word from Malay besi →