Where does “parewa ballaʼ” come from?

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

parewa ballaʼ (Makasar): components necessary for building a house e.g., roofing, walls

Definitions

  1. components necessary for building a house e.g., roofing, walls

Ancestry of “parewa ballaʼ”, step by step

parewa ballaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar parewa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarparewatools; equipment
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Makasar ballaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballaʼhouse
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar parewa →