Where does “tappinngappaʼ” come from?
tappinngappaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar pinngappaʼ, from Makasar appaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
tappinngappaʼ (Makasar): four times each; every four times
Definitions
- four times each; every four times
Ancestry of “tappinngappaʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | pinngappaʼ | four times, fourfold, fourice |
| 2 | Makasar | appaʼ | four |
| 3 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *ɨppat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |