Where does “taʼrua” come from?

taʼrua (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

taʼrua (Makasar): two each; two at a time

Definitions

  1. two each; two at a time

Ancestry of “taʼrua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa
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