Where does “paʼaseloloang” come from?
paʼaseloloang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ase lolo, from Makasar ase, from Buginese ase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pajay, from Proto-Austronesian pajay — paddy rice unmilled, rice plants.
paʼaseloloang (Makasar): a pan used for roasting young glutinous rice so that it can be eaten popped
Definitions
- a pan used for roasting young glutinous rice so that it can be eaten popped
Ancestry of “paʼaseloloang”, step by step
paʼaseloloang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar ase lolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | ase lolo | young glutinous rice eaten after being roasted, pounded, and cleaned, often served with sugar and grated coconut |
| 2 | Makasar | ase | paddy unmilled rice, harvested, but still unhusked, rice plant |
| 3 | Buginese | ase | paddy unmilled rice, rice plant |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pajay | paddy unmilled rice, rice plant |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | pajay | paddy rice unmilled, rice plants |
via Makasar paʼ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |