Where does “aʼdampolaʼ” come from?

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

aʼdampolaʼ (Makasar): to stick in clods or lumps; to be covered in clumps

Definitions

  1. to stick in clods or lumps; to be covered in clumps

Ancestry of “aʼdampolaʼ”, 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- →
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