Where does “akkalawaki” come from?

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

akkalawaki (Makasar): to herd cattle or livestock

Definitions

  1. to herd cattle or livestock

Ancestry of “akkalawaki”, 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- →