Where does “tallumbilanngang” come from?

tallumbilanngang (Makasar) comes from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

tallumbilanngang (Makasar): three hundred

Definitions

  1. three hundred

Ancestry of “tallumbilanngang”, step by step

tallumbilanngang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tallu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartalluthree
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Makasar bilanngang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbilannganghundred
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təluEvery word from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu