Where does “paʼbakùki” come from?

paʼbakùki (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

paʼbakùki (Makasar): to measure something into something e.g., into a tin or a liter measure

Definitions

  1. to measure something into something e.g., into a tin or a liter measure

Ancestry of “paʼbakùki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →