Where does “aʼdolangang” come from?

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

aʼdolangang (Makasar): to be in the open sea

Definitions

  1. to be in the open sea

Ancestry of “aʼdolangang”, 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- →