Where does “paʼmaru” come from?

paʼmaru (Makasar) comes from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

paʼmaru (Makasar): precategorial root related to practicing polygyny

Definitions

  1. precategorial root related to practicing polygyny

Ancestry of “paʼmaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “paʼmaru”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →