Where does “tallumpulo” come from?

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

tallumpulo (Makasar): thirty (30)

Definitions

  1. thirty (30)

Ancestry of “tallumpulo”, step by step

tallumpulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tallu

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

via Makasar pulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpuloprecategorial root related to the number ten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →