Where does “aʼbarongko” come from?

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

aʼbarongko (Makasar): to be in packets; to be sold in packets

Definitions

  1. to be in packets; to be sold in packets

Ancestry of “aʼbarongko”, 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- →
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