Where does “aʼboya” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aʼboya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

Words derived from “aʼboya”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →