Where does “aʼrassi” come from?

aʼrassi (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

aʼrassi (Makasar): to cause someone or something to have diarrhea

Definitions

  1. to cause someone or something to have diarrhea

Ancestry of “aʼrassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →