Where does “tassalapang” come from?

tassalapang (Makasar) comes from Makasar salapang, from Proto-Malayic -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

tassalapang (Makasar): nine each; nine at a time

Definitions

  1. nine each; nine at a time

Ancestry of “tassalapang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsalapangnine
2Proto-Malayic-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic -an →Every word from Makasar salapang →