Where does “atorang” come from?

atorang (Makasar) comes from Makasar atoroʼ, from Malay atur, from Malay hatur, from Proto-Malayic hatur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuʀ — to arrange.

atorang (Makasar): rule; regulation; arrangement; order

Definitions

  1. rule; regulation; arrangement; order

Ancestry of “atorang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaratoroʼa type of poem or rhyme according to Matthes
2Malayaturto arrange
3MalayhaturObsolete form of atur
4Proto-Malayichaturto arrange
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuʀto arrange
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic hatur →Every word from Malay hatur →