Where does “anrong pasusu” come from?

anrong pasusu (Makasar) comes from Makasar pasusu, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

anrong pasusu (Makasar): a wet nurse

Definitions

  1. a wet nurse

Ancestry of “anrong pasusu”, step by step

anrong pasusu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar pasusu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpasusuto let suck; to breastfeed; to nurse
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Makasar anrong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranrongmother (also of animals)
2Makasarjangangchicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →
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