Where does “paʼassallang” come from?
paʼassallang (Makasar) comes from Makasar assalaʼ, from Malay asal, from Arabic أَصْل — origin, original.
paʼassallang (Makasar): origin; descent; lineage
Definitions
- origin; descent; lineage
Ancestry of “paʼassallang”, step by step
paʼassallang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar assalaʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | assalaʼ | origin; descent; ancestry |
| 2 | Malay | asal | origin, source; genealogy, descent, ancestry |
| 3 | Arabic | أَصْل | origin, original |
via Makasar paˈ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paˈ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |