Where does “tawa appaʼ” come from?

tawa appaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar appaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

tawa appaʼ (Makasar): a fourth; a quarter

Definitions

  1. a fourth; a quarter

Ancestry of “tawa appaʼ”, step by step

tawa appaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar appaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarappaʼfour
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨppat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Makasar tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartawa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat →