Where does “tuʼguruʼ ammappang” come from?

tuʼguruʼ ammappang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammappang, from Makasar amm- — prefix forming intransitive verbs.

tuʼguruʼ ammappang (Makasar): to fall face down; to fall prone

Definitions

  1. to fall face down; to fall prone

Ancestry of “tuʼguruʼ ammappang”, step by step

tuʼguruʼ ammappang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ammappang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarammappangto smell musty; to smell stale or moldy from being stored too long
2Makasaramm-prefix forming intransitive verbs

via Makasar tuʼguruʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartuʼguruʼto fall
Every word from Makasar amm- →Every word from Makasar ammappang →