Where does “assapana” come from?

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

assapana (Makasar): to be equipped with a stepless staircase (sapana)

Definitions

  1. to be equipped with a stepless staircase (sapana)

Ancestry of “assapana”, 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- →
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