Where does “paboya jukuʼ” come from?

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

paboya jukuʼ (Makasar): fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisherman

Ancestry of “paboya jukuʼ”, step by step

paboya jukuʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paboya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaboyaseeker; someone who searches or works
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Makasar jukuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjukuʼfish
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paboya →