Where does “pappikatu” come from?

pappikatu (Makasar) comes from Makasar pikatu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaCu.

pappikatu (Makasar): a sending

Definitions

  1. a sending

Ancestry of “pappikatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpikatuto send something
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*katu—
3Proto-Austronesian*kaCu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaCu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katu →Every word from Makasar pikatu →