Where does “aʼlaʼbaʼ” come from?

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

aʼlaʼbaʼ (Makasar): to lie broadly; to lie unrolled e.g., of a map

Definitions

  1. to lie broadly; to lie unrolled e.g., of a map

Ancestry of “aʼlaʼbaʼ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aʼlaʼbaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →