Where does “tawa tallu” come from?

tawa tallu (Makasar) comes from Makasar tallu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

tawa tallu (Makasar): a third

Definitions

  1. a third

Ancestry of “tawa tallu”, step by step

tawa tallu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tallu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartalluthree
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tɨllu
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Makasar tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartawa
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təluEvery word from Proto-South Sulawesi *tɨllu
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