Where does “paempoang” come from?

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

paempoang (Makasar): to let someone sit for someone else

Definitions

  1. to let someone sit for someone else

Ancestry of “paempoang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaempoto make someone sit; to place
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paempo →