Where does “pappatara” come from?

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

pappatara (Makasar): a receptacle or vessel to catch something e.g., to catch water from a leak

Definitions

  1. a receptacle or vessel to catch something e.g., to catch water from a leak

Ancestry of “pappatara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpataraa type of scoop net used to scoop up shrimp or catch driven fish
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- →