Where does “pamaʼrasaʼ” come from?

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

pamaʼrasaʼ (Makasar): to cause to have diarrhea

Definitions

  1. to cause to have diarrhea

Ancestry of “pamaʼrasaʼ”, 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- →
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