Where does “pagawe” come from?

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

pagawe (Makasar): to use; to utilize; to make something function well of tools or machines

Definitions

  1. to use; to utilize; to make something function well of tools or machines

Ancestry of “pagawe”, 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- →