Where does “aʼreja-reja” come from?

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

aʼreja-reja (Makasar): to get together; to hang out in a group usually while enjoying food, drinks, or entertainment

Definitions

  1. to get together; to hang out in a group usually while enjoying food, drinks, or entertainment

Ancestry of “aʼreja-reja”, 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- →