Where does “appatara” come from?

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

appatara (Makasar): to hold something up or underneath to catch or receive something

Definitions

  1. to hold something up or underneath to catch or receive something

Ancestry of “appatara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpataraa type of scoop net used to scoop up shrimp or catch driven fish
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- →