Where does “aʼmara” come from?

aʼmara (Makasar) comes from Makasar mara, from Proto-South Sulawesi *ma(zr)a, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja.

aʼmara (Makasar): dried up, completely dry

Definitions

  1. dried up, completely dry

Ancestry of “aʼmara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmaraprecategorial root expressing dry or lacking moisture
2Proto-South Sulawesi*ma(zr)a—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maja—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ma(zr)a →Every word from Makasar mara →