Where does “paʼbakuʼ paʼmaìki” come from?

paʼbakuʼ paʼmaìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼmaiʼ, from Makasar maiʼ, from Classical Nahuatl aic, from Classical Nahuatl īc — when; when?.

paʼbakuʼ paʼmaìki (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 paʼmaìki”, step by step

paʼbakuʼ paʼmaìki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaiʼbreath; respiration
2Makasarmaiʼprecategorial root related to breath, the heart/mind, or expansion
3Classical Nahuatlaicnever
4Classical Nahuatlīcwhen; when?

via Makasar paʼbakuʼ

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