Where does “paʼmarui” come from?

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

paʼmarui (Makasar): to cuckold one's husband

Definitions

  1. to cuckold one's husband

Ancestry of “paʼmarui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaruprecategorial root related to practicing polygyny
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paʼmaru →