Where does “taʼappaʼ” come from?

taʼappaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar appaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

taʼappaʼ (Makasar): four each; four at once

Definitions

  1. four each; four at once

Ancestry of “taʼappaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarappaʼfour
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨppat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat →