Where does “pasangkalaʼ” come from?

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

pasangkalaʼ (Makasar): to cause to hook or get stuck

Definitions

  1. to cause to hook or get stuck

Ancestry of “pasangkalaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →