Where does “ammera” come from?

ammera (Makasar) comes from Makasar pera, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq — to wring out.

Ancestry of “ammera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarperato wring out
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pəʀəqto wring out
3Proto-Austronesian*pəʀəqto wring out
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq →Every word from Makasar pera →