Where does “bata-batài” come from?

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

bata-batài (Makasar): to doubt; to be uncertain about something

Definitions

  1. to doubt; to be uncertain about something

Ancestry of “bata-batài”, 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 →