Where does “aʼbandong” come from?

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

aʼbandong (Makasar): to draw up with a lever

Definitions

  1. to draw up with a lever

Ancestry of “aʼbandong”, 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- →