Where does “paboya raukang” come from?

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

paboya raukang (Makasar): rattan gatherer; rattan seeker

Definitions

  1. rattan gatherer; rattan seeker

Ancestry of “paboya raukang”, step by step

paboya raukang 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 raukang

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