Where does “paʼrua paʼmaikang” come from?

paʼrua paʼmaikang (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼrua, from Makasar aʼrua, from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

paʼrua paʼmaikang (Makasar): to have a divided heart; to think of someone else besides one's partner especially regarding taking a second wife

Definitions

  1. to have a divided heart; to think of someone else besides one's partner especially regarding taking a second wife

Ancestry of “paʼrua paʼmaikang”, step by step

paʼrua paʼmaikang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼrua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼruato make into two; to do as a pair
2Makasaraʼruato do something with two people; to go as a pair
3Makasarruatwo
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
5Proto-Austronesian*duha—
6Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaiʼbreath; respiration
2Makasarmaiʼprecategorial root related to breath, the heart/mind, or expansion
3Classical Nahuatlaicnever
4Classical Nahuatlīcwhen; when?
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