Where does “pakarannu-rannu” come from?

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

pakarannu-rannu (Makasar): to gladden; to make someone happy

Definitions

  1. to gladden; to make someone happy

Ancestry of “pakarannu-rannu”, 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-