Where does “ambuʼbùki” come from?

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

ambuʼbùki (Makasar): to pluck at; to pull pieces from

Definitions

  1. to pluck at; to pull pieces from

Ancestry of “ambuʼbùki”, 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 →