Where does “aʼmeʼ” come from?

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

aʼmeʼ (Makasar): to bleat; to baa of a goat

Definitions

  1. to bleat; to baa of a goat

Ancestry of “aʼmeʼ”, 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- →