Where does “ata kalula” come from?

ata kalula (Makasar) comes from Makasar ata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta — outsiders, alien people.

ata kalula (Makasar): a slave who is inextricably bound to their master

Definitions

  1. a slave who is inextricably bound to their master

Ancestry of “ata kalula”, step by step

ata kalula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarataslave; servant; subject; bondsman
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀtaoutsiders, alien people

via Makasar kalula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkalula—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta →Every word from Makasar ata →