Where does “aʼgauʼ kale-kale” come from?

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

aʼgauʼ kale-kale (Makasar): to act entirely on one's own authority; to act arbitrarily

Definitions

  1. to act entirely on one's own authority; to act arbitrarily

Ancestry of “aʼgauʼ kale-kale”, step by step

aʼgauʼ kale-kale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼgauʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼgauʼto act
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar kale-kale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkale-kaleby oneself; alone; on one's own
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼgauʼ →