Where does “aʼapung-apung” come from?

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

aʼapung-apung (Makasar): to sleep or stay in the open air in order to get wet from the dew traditionally recommended for beri-beri sufferers

Definitions

  1. to sleep or stay in the open air in order to get wet from the dew traditionally recommended for beri-beri sufferers

Ancestry of “aʼapung-apung”, 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- →