Where does “tappintallung” come from?
tappintallung (Makasar) comes from Makasar pintallung, from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
tappintallung (Makasar): three times each; every three times
Definitions
- three times each; every three times
Ancestry of “tappintallung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | pintallung | three times, thrice |
| 2 | Makasar | tallu | three |
| 3 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *tɨllu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |