Where does “pappakaʼdokang” come from?
pappakaʼdokang (Makasar) comes from Makasar pakaʼdoʼ, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.
pappakaʼdokang (Makasar): the act of letting someone eat or feeding someone
Definitions
- the act of letting someone eat or feeding someone
Ancestry of “pappakaʼdokang”, step by step
pappakaʼdokang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar pakaʼdoʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | pakaʼdoʼ | to cause to eat; to feed |
| 2 | Makasar | pa- | causative prefix |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | causative prefix |
via Makasar paʼ- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼ- -ang | Used to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective |