Where does “kodi paʼmaiʼ” come from?

kodi paʼmaiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar kodì, from Malay kodi, from Tamil கோடி, from Tamil கோடு, from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs — whale, sea monster; abyss.

kodi paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): bad-hearted; possessing an evil disposition

Definitions

  1. bad-hearted; possessing an evil disposition

Ancestry of “kodi paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

kodi paʼmaiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kodì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkodìto treat someone badly; to do something poorly; to be angry at
2Malaykodi
3Tamilகோடிend, tip, point
4Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
5EnglishcourtAn enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area...
6Middle EnglishcourtA courtyard; an enclosed space
7Old Frenchcortcourt
8Latincōrs
9Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
10Latinco-allomorph of con-
11Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt
18Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
19Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
20Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaiʼbreath; respiration
2Makasarmaiʼprecategorial root related to breath, the heart/mind, or expansion
3Classical Nahuatlaicnever
4Classical Nahuatlīcwhen; when?
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος
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