Where does “ammattiʼ” come from?

ammattiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar attiʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ətik.

ammattiʼ (Makasar): to drip; to trickle

Definitions

  1. to drip; to trickle

Ancestry of “ammattiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarattiʼa drop
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ətik—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ətik →Every word from Makasar attiʼ →