Where does “appatuʼguruʼ” come from?
appatuʼguruʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar patuʼguruʼ, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.
Ancestry of “appatuʼguruʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | patuʼguruʼ | to drop to let fall |
| 2 | Makasar | pa- | causative prefix |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | causative prefix |