Where does “appaja-paja” come from?

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

appaja-paja (Makasar): to mate of dogs

Definitions

  1. to mate of dogs

Ancestry of “appaja-paja”, 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- →