Where does “pappaempoang” come from?

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

pappaempoang (Makasar): to cause to sit because of something; to make something a reason to let sit

Definitions

  1. to cause to sit because of something; to make something a reason to let sit

Ancestry of “pappaempoang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaempoto make someone sit; to place
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paempo →