Where does “barata gigi” come from?

barata gigi (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 gigi (Makasar): to observe abstinence regarding the teeth e.g., by not rubbing tobacco against the teeth

Definitions

  1. to observe abstinence regarding the teeth e.g., by not rubbing tobacco against the teeth

Ancestry of “barata gigi”, step by step

barata gigi 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 gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasargigi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →