Where does “buʼbuʼ saʼballang” come from?
buʼbuʼ saʼballang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼbuʼbuʼ saʼbalaʼ, from Makasar aʼbuʼbuʼ, from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.
buʼbuʼ saʼballang (Makasar): being in the habit of defecating immediately after eating
Definitions
- being in the habit of defecating immediately after eating
Ancestry of “buʼbuʼ saʼballang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | aʼbuʼbuʼ saʼbalaʼ | to go defecate immediately after eating |
| 2 | Makasar | aʼbuʼbuʼ | to forage; to search for food by scratching the ground especially of chickens |
| 3 | Makasar | aʼ- | derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maʀ- | — |