Where does “tau rua kananna” come from?
tau rua kananna (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
tau rua kananna (Makasar): an unreliable person; a two-faced person; someone whose words cannot be trusted
Definitions
- an unreliable person; a two-faced person; someone whose words cannot be trusted
Ancestry of “tau rua kananna”, step by step
tau rua kananna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar rua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | rua | two |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Makasar tau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | tau | people, person, man |
| 2 | Proto-South Sulawesi | *tau | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tau | person, human |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cau | person, human being |
via Makasar kana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | kana | to say |