Etymograph

English

Makassar

Makassar comes from Dutch Makassar, and goes back to Makasar Mangkasaraʼ.

  1. MakasarmodernMangkasaraʼ
  2. MalaymodernMengkasar
  3. Portuguesec. 1500–presentMacáçar
  4. Dutchc. 1500–presentMakassar
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. MakasarmodernMangkasaraʼ
  2. MalaymodernMengkasar
  3. Portuguesec. 1500–presentMacáçar
  4. Dutchc. 1500–presentMakassar
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Makasar Mangkasaraʼ / Makassar