Where does “mara” come from?

mara (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *ma(zr)a, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja.

mara (Makasar): precategorial root expressing dry or lacking moisture

Definitions

  1. precategorial root expressing dry or lacking moisture

Ancestry of “mara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*ma(zr)a—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maja—

Words derived from “mara”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ma(zr)a →