Where does “kabuajài” come from?

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

kabuajài (Makasar): to act like a crocodile towards something; to devour or take greedily

Definitions

  1. to act like a crocodile towards something; to devour or take greedily

Ancestry of “kabuajài”, step by step

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