Where does “pajappa-jappa” come from?

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

pajappa-jappa (Makasar): to let walk or step a bit

Definitions

  1. to let walk or step a bit

Ancestry of “pajappa-jappa”, 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- →