Where does “wattu simpiriʼ” come from?

wattu simpiriʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar wattu, from Arabic وَقْت — time.

wattu simpiriʼ (Makasar): hard times; a time of economic depression; malaise

Definitions

  1. hard times; a time of economic depression; malaise

Ancestry of “wattu simpiriʼ”, step by step

wattu simpiriʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar wattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarwattutime; period; era
2Arabicوَقْتtime

via Makasar simpiriʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsimpiriʼnarrow especially of fabric or a room
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*simpir—
Every word from Arabic وَقْت →Every word from Makasar wattu →