Where does “anjama batu” come from?
anjama batu (Makasar) comes from Makasar anjama, from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
anjama batu (Makasar): to do masonry; to lay bricks
Definitions
- to do masonry; to lay bricks
Ancestry of “anjama batu”, step by step
anjama batu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar anjama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | anjama | — |
| 2 | Makasar | aN- | derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via Makasar batu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | batu | — |