Where does “pamayo-mayo” come from?

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

pamayo-mayo (Makasar): to let or make oneself move or walk leisurely and freely

Definitions

  1. to let or make oneself move or walk leisurely and freely

Ancestry of “pamayo-mayo”, 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- →