Where does “paʼjumàkkang” come from?
paʼjumàkkang (Makasar) comes from Makasar Jumàʼ, from Arabic جمعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
paʼjumàkkang (Makasar): a place where Friday prayers are held (such as a mosque)
Definitions
- a place where Friday prayers are held (such as a mosque)
Ancestry of “paʼjumàkkang”, step by step
paʼjumàkkang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar Jumàʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | Jumàʼ | Friday |
| 2 | Arabic | جمعة | week; Friday |
| 3 | Arabic | جَمَعَ | to unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,... |
| 4 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
via Makasar paʼ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |