Where does “ammaʼrang” come from?

ammaʼrang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼrang, from Proto-South Sulawesi *əzzən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəzən.

ammaʼrang (Makasar): to strain; to push; to bear down when defecating or giving birth

Definitions

  1. to strain; to push; to bear down when defecating or giving birth

Ancestry of “ammaʼrang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼranga contraction during childbirth
2Proto-South Sulawesi*əzzən—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qəzən—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəzən →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *əzzən →Every word from Makasar aʼrang →