Where does “paʼdara” come from?

paʼdara (Makasar) comes from Proto-Turkic dara-, from Yoruba àrà, from Arabic رَعْد — thunder.

paʼdara (Makasar): to find something a pity; to feel sorry about something

Definitions

  1. to find something a pity; to feel sorry about something

Ancestry of “paʼdara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicdara-to comb
2Yorubaàràbody
3Arabicرَعْدthunder
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →
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