Where does “aʼbuntuluʼ” come from?

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

aʼbuntuluʼ (Makasar): to meet; to have an encounter

Definitions

  1. to meet; to have an encounter

Ancestry of “aʼbuntuluʼ”, 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- →