Where does “paʼleòki” come from?

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

paʼleòki (Makasar): to whitewash with lime; to apply lime to something

Definitions

  1. to whitewash with lime; to apply lime to something

Ancestry of “paʼleòki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →