Where does “ata rikale” come from?

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

ata rikale (Makasar): a personal slave bound to a specific person

Definitions

  1. a personal slave bound to a specific person

Ancestry of “ata rikale”, step by step

ata rikale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ata

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

via Makasar rikale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrikalesecretly; privately; among themselves
2Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta →Every word from Makasar ata →