Where does “tawa rua” come from?

tawa rua (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

tawa rua (Makasar): a half

Definitions

  1. a half

Ancestry of “tawa rua”, step by step

tawa rua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Makasar tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartawa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →