Where does “ammaʼdiliʼ” come from?

ammaʼdiliʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar baʼdiliʼ, from Javanese bedil, from Tamil வெடில் — gunpowder.

ammaʼdiliʼ (Makasar): to shoot with a gun

Definitions

  1. to shoot with a gun

Ancestry of “ammaʼdiliʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaʼdiliʼgun; rifle
2JavanesebedilJava arquebus
3Tamilவெடில்gunpowder

Words derived from “ammaʼdiliʼ”

Every word from Tamil வெடில் →Every word from Javanese bedil →Every word from Makasar baʼdiliʼ →