Where does “pailalang” come from?

pailalang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ilalang, from Makasar lalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

pailalang (Makasar): to put inside; to include; to insert

Definitions

  1. to put inside; to include; to insert

Ancestry of “pailalang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarilalanginside; within; in
2Makasarlalangthe inside; the interior
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
4Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Makasar lalang →