Where does “aʼbuttu” come from?

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

aʼbuttu (Makasar): to have bumps; to be uneven

Definitions

  1. to have bumps; to be uneven

Ancestry of “aʼbuttu”, 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- →