Where does “aʼdalleʼ” come from?

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

aʼdalleʼ (Makasar): to get a livelihood; to make a living; to be lucky

Definitions

  1. to get a livelihood; to make a living; to be lucky

Ancestry of “aʼdalleʼ”, 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- →