Where does “paʼrewatài” come from?
paʼrewatài (Makasar) comes from Makasar rewatài, from Makasar rewata, from Sanskrit देवता, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
paʼrewatài (Makasar): to make offerings to the guardian spirits (rewata) at or near a specific place
Definitions
- to make offerings to the guardian spirits (rewata) at or near a specific place
Ancestry of “paʼrewatài”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | rewatài | to make offerings to the guardian spirits (rewata) at or near a specific place |
| 2 | Makasar | rewata | deity; god |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देवता | godhead, divinity; image of a deity, idol; an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देव | heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |