Where does “tawa annang” come from?

tawa annang (Makasar) comes from Makasar annang, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨnnɨm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

tawa annang (Makasar): a sixth

Definitions

  1. a sixth

Ancestry of “tawa annang”, step by step

tawa annang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar annang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarannangsix
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨnnɨm—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Makasar tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartawa—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →