Where does “pamotereʼ” come from?

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

pamotereʼ (Makasar): to cause to return; to make someone or something come back

Definitions

  1. to cause to return; to make someone or something come back

Ancestry of “pamotereʼ”, 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- →