Where does “caʼdi paʼmaiʼ” come from?

caʼdi paʼmaiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼmaiʼ, from Makasar maiʼ, from Classical Nahuatl aic, from Classical Nahuatl īc — when; when?.

caʼdi paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): discouraged; offended; resentful; petty; literally "small-hearted"

Definitions

  1. discouraged; offended; resentful; petty; literally "small-hearted"

Ancestry of “caʼdi paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

caʼdi paʼmaiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaiʼbreath; respiration
2Makasarmaiʼprecategorial root related to breath, the heart/mind, or expansion
3Classical Nahuatlaicnever
4Classical Nahuatlīcwhen; when?

via Makasar caʼdi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarcaʼdismall; little
Every word from Classical Nahuatl īc