Where does “tawa sampulo” come from?

tawa sampulo (Makasar) comes from Makasar sampulo, from Proto-Oceanic *sa-puluq, from Austronesian *sa-puluq.

tawa sampulo (Makasar): a tenth

Definitions

  1. a tenth

Ancestry of “tawa sampulo”, step by step

tawa sampulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sampulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampuloten
2Proto-Oceanic*sa-puluq—
3Austronesian*sa-puluq—

via Makasar tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartawa—
Every word from Austronesian *sa-puluq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *sa-puluq →Every word from Makasar sampulo →