Where does “paʼjappài” come from?

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

paʼjappài (Makasar): to walk into, over, or towards somewhere

Definitions

  1. to walk into, over, or towards somewhere

Ancestry of “paʼjappài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjappàito traverse; to walk upon or over
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →