Where does “appaʼballe” come from?

appaʼballe (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

appaʼballe (Makasar): to use medicine

Definitions

  1. to use medicine

Ancestry of “appaʼballe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →