Where does “baʼdài” come from?

baʼdài (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

baʼdài (Makasar): to make a small hole or dent in something

Definitions

  1. to make a small hole or dent in something

Ancestry of “baʼdài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →