Where does “pammuntuli” come from?

pammuntuli (Makasar) comes from Makasar buntuli, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

pammuntuli (Makasar): the act of going out to welcome or invite

Definitions

  1. the act of going out to welcome or invite

Ancestry of “pammuntuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuntulito go out and meet a person of higher rank to welcome them
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar buntuli →