Where does “akaʼ” come from?

akaʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *wakat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakat.

akaʼ (Makasar): root of a plant, typically buried in the ground to absorb water and nutrients

Definitions

  1. root of a plant, typically buried in the ground to absorb water and nutrients

Ancestry of “akaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*wakat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakat—

Words derived from “akaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakat →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *wakat →