Where does “battalaʼ gioʼ” come from?

battalaʼ gioʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar gioʼ — movement; manner of moving while walking.

battalaʼ gioʼ (Makasar): not easily moved; slow; sluggish

Definitions

  1. not easily moved; slow; sluggish

Ancestry of “battalaʼ gioʼ”, step by step

battalaʼ gioʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar gioʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasargioʼmovement; manner of moving while walking

via Makasar battalaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbattalaʼheavy, burdensome, weighty
Every word from Makasar gioʼ