Where does “gara paja” come from?

gara paja (Makasar) comes from Makasar paja — buttocks; bottom.

gara paja (Makasar): easily passing wind or farting e.g., when laughing; literally: with an unsolid bottom

Definitions

  1. easily passing wind or farting e.g., when laughing; literally: with an unsolid bottom

Ancestry of “gara paja”, step by step

gara paja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpajabuttocks; bottom

via Makasar gara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasargara
Every word from Makasar paja
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