Where does “pappaingaʼ” come from?

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

pappaingaʼ (Makasar): a warning

Definitions

  1. a warning

Ancestry of “pappaingaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaingaʼto remind; to warn
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 paingaʼ →