Where does “kabùsi” come from?

kabùsi (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

kabùsi (Makasar): to do something entirely or comprehensively using a specific material

Definitions

  1. to do something entirely or comprehensively using a specific material

Ancestry of “kabùsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—

Words derived from “kabùsi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →