Where does “appakaʼdoʼ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “appakaʼdoʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpakaʼdoʼto cause to eat; to feed
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar pakaʼdoʼ →
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