Where does “anaʼ baʼdiliʼ” come from?

anaʼ baʼdiliʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar anaʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anaʼ baʼdiliʼ (Makasar): bullet

Definitions

  1. bullet

Ancestry of “anaʼ baʼdiliʼ”, step by step

anaʼ baʼdiliʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranaʼchild; offspring; first-generation descendant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Makasar baʼdiliʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaʼdiliʼgun; rifle
2JavanesebedilJava arquebus
3Tamilவெடில்gunpowder
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