Where does “paondang jonga” come from?

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

paondang jonga (Makasar): deer hunter

Definitions

  1. deer hunter

Ancestry of “paondang jonga”, step by step

paondang jonga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paondang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaondangchaser; pursuer
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Makasar jonga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjongadeer
2Proto-South Sulawesi*joŋa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →
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