Where does “kaatàng” come from?

kaatàng (Makasar) comes from Makasar ata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta — outsiders, alien people.

kaatàng (Makasar): slavery; the status of being a slave

Definitions

  1. slavery; the status of being a slave

Ancestry of “kaatàng”, step by step

kaatàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarataslave; servant; subject; bondsman
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀtaoutsiders, alien people

via Makasar ka- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarka- -ang—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta →Every word from Makasar ata →