Where does “pakkuttuang” come from?
pakkuttuang (Makasar) comes from Finnish kuttu, from Old Norse kutta, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.
pakkuttuang (Makasar): lazybones
Definitions
- lazybones
Ancestry of “pakkuttuang”, step by step
pakkuttuang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuttu | nanny goat, she-goat |
| 2 | Old Norse | kutta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kutjaną | to cut |
via Makasar paʼ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |