Where does “aʼgawe” come from?

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

aʼgawe (Makasar): to have power; to be capable

Definitions

  1. to have power; to be capable

Ancestry of “aʼgawe”, 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- →