Where does “pabakkasaʼ” come from?

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

pabakkasaʼ (Makasar): to reassure; to put someone's mind at ease

Definitions

  1. to reassure; to put someone's mind at ease

Ancestry of “pabakkasaʼ”, 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- →