Where does “pakalawaki” come from?

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

pakalawaki (Makasar): a herder; a herdsman

Definitions

  1. a herder; a herdsman

Ancestry of “pakalawaki”, 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- →