Where does “erang passimombalang” come from?

erang passimombalang (Makasar) comes from Makasar passimombalang, from Makasar simombalaʼ, from Makasar sombalaʼ — sail.

erang passimombalang (Makasar): magical knowledge or provision for a safe voyage

Definitions

  1. magical knowledge or provision for a safe voyage

Ancestry of “erang passimombalang”, step by step

erang passimombalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar passimombalang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpassimombalangvoyage; sailing
2Makasarsimombalaʼto sail; to travel by boat
3Makasarsombalaʼsail

via Makasar erang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarerangto bring
Every word from Makasar sombalaʼ →Every word from Makasar simombalaʼ →Every word from Makasar passimombalang →
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