Where does “pabakkaʼ” come from?

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

pabakkaʼ (Makasar): to cause to grow; to increase; to raise

Definitions

  1. to cause to grow; to increase; to raise

Ancestry of “pabakkaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →