Where does “pabuaʼ” come from?

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

pabuaʼ (Makasar): to pull out; to dig out e.g., tubers from the ground, or filth from a cesspool

Definitions

  1. to pull out; to dig out e.g., tubers from the ground, or filth from a cesspool

Ancestry of “pabuaʼ”, 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- →