Where does “pakambawa” come from?

pakambawa (Makasar) comes from Makasar ambawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq, from Proto-Austronesian babaq.

pakambawa (Makasar): to make shallow

Definitions

  1. to make shallow

Ancestry of “pakambawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarambawashallow of a river, etc
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabaq—
3Proto-Austronesianbabaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq →