Where does “appakarruʼ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “appakarruʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpakarruʼto make someone cry
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →