Where does “pappasiamaʼ” come from?

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

pappasiamaʼ (Makasar): negotiation; reconciliation; the process of making peace

Definitions

  1. negotiation; reconciliation; the process of making peace

Ancestry of “pappasiamaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpasiamaʼto reconcile; to settle a dispute
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pappasiamaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →