Where does “pabuakki” come from?

pabuakki (Makasar) comes from Makasar buakki, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

pabuakki (Makasar): to cast eyes upon someone or something; to look at

Definitions

  1. to cast eyes upon someone or something; to look at

Ancestry of “pabuakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuakkito raise the eyes to; to look up at
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →