Where does “aʼbiring” come from?

aʼbiring (Makasar) comes from Makasar biring, from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ.

aʼbiring (Makasar): to move to the side; to step aside

Definitions

  1. to move to the side; to step aside

Ancestry of “aʼbiring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiringan edge; a border; a rim; a margin
2Proto-South Sulawesi*biriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*biriŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ →Every word from Makasar biring →