Where does “apa arèi” come from?

apa arèi (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

apa arèi (Makasar): to do something bad to; to mistreat; to harass

Definitions

  1. to do something bad to; to mistreat; to harass

Ancestry of “apa arèi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →