Where does “paʼbakuʼ eròki” come from?

paʼbakuʼ eròki (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼbakuʼ, from Makasar bakuʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul — woven bamboo basket.

paʼbakuʼ eròki (Makasar): to do whatever one wants with something; to act arbitrarily with something

Definitions

  1. to do whatever one wants with something; to act arbitrarily with something

Ancestry of “paʼbakuʼ eròki”, step by step

paʼbakuʼ eròki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼbakuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼbakuʼthe act of measuring
2Makasarbakuʼa measure; a standard; a measuring stick or instrument
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bakulwoven bamboo basket

via Makasar eroʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasareroʼto want
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul →Every word from Makasar bakuʼ →Every word from Makasar paʼbakuʼ →