Where does “barata bawa” come from?

barata bawa (Makasar) comes from Makasar barata, from Sanskrit व्रत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

barata bawa (Makasar): to observe abstinence regarding the mouth e.g., by not chewing betel

Definitions

  1. to observe abstinence regarding the mouth e.g., by not chewing betel

Ancestry of “barata bawa”, step by step

barata bawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar barata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaratato observe certain abstinences or customary/religious observances
2Sanskritव्रतwill; command; law
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwratám—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwratám—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Makasar bawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbawamouth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baqbaqmouth the opening of an animal through which food is ingested
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →