Where does “lompo paʼmaiʼ” come from?

lompo paʼmaiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼmaiʼ, from Makasar maiʼ, from Classical Nahuatl aic, from Classical Nahuatl īc — when; when?.

lompo paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): glad; enthusiastic; energetic; literally "big-hearted"

Definitions

  1. glad; enthusiastic; energetic; literally "big-hearted"

Ancestry of “lompo paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

lompo paʼmaiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

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

via Makasar lompo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlompobig, large
Every word from Classical Nahuatl īc
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