Where does “ammonoʼ boko” come from?

ammonoʼ boko (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammonoʼ, from Makasar amm- — prefix forming intransitive verbs.

ammonoʼ boko (Makasar): to go backwards; to step back

Definitions

  1. to go backwards; to step back

Ancestry of “ammonoʼ boko”, step by step

ammonoʼ boko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ammonoʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarammonoʼto walk backward; to retreat; to step back; to withdraw
2Makasaramm-prefix forming intransitive verbs

via Makasar boko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarboko—

Words derived from “ammonoʼ boko”

Every word from Makasar amm- →Every word from Makasar ammonoʼ →