Where does “padampoʼ” come from?

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

padampoʼ (Makasar): a person who makes a living by drying and selling bananas or durians

Definitions

  1. a person who makes a living by drying and selling bananas or durians

Ancestry of “padampoʼ”, 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- →