Where does “pappagioʼ” come from?

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

pappagioʼ (Makasar): decree; dispensation of God

Definitions

  1. decree; dispensation of God

Ancestry of “pappagioʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpagioʼto move something
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →