Where does “aʼbakkaʼ oloʼ” come from?

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

aʼbakkaʼ oloʼ (Makasar): to grow up well and strong; to shoot up prolifically literally: to grow up like a worm

Definitions

  1. to grow up well and strong; to shoot up prolifically literally: to grow up like a worm

Ancestry of “aʼbakkaʼ oloʼ”, step by step

aʼbakkaʼ oloʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼbakkaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbakkaʼto grow; to grow up; to increase; to rise
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar oloʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaroloʼcaterpillar
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
3Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼbakkaʼ →