Where does “ammelaʼ paʼrappo” come from?

ammelaʼ paʼrappo (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammelaʼ, from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

ammelaʼ paʼrappo (Makasar): to defecate literally: to throw away an offering

Definitions

  1. to defecate literally: to throw away an offering

Ancestry of “ammelaʼ paʼrappo”, step by step

ammelaʼ paʼrappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ammelaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarammelaʼ—
2MakasaraN-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

via Makasar paʼrappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼrappoa gift originally betel nut, money, etc. presented to a superior
2Makasarpaʼ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Makasar aN- →Every word from Makasar ammelaʼ →