Where does “pakalaʼbusuʼ” come from?

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

pakalaʼbusuʼ (Makasar): to finish off; to complete the final remaining part of something

Definitions

  1. to finish off; to complete the final remaining part of something

Ancestry of “pakalaʼbusuʼ”, 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- →