Where does “aʼalimbuʼbuʼ” come from?

aʼalimbuʼbuʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

aʼalimbuʼbuʼ (Makasar): to play with dust

Definitions

  1. to play with dust

Ancestry of “aʼalimbuʼbuʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →