Where does “pasibuntuluʼ” come from?

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

pasibuntuluʼ (Makasar): to make things meet or match; to compare

Definitions

  1. to make things meet or match; to compare

Ancestry of “pasibuntuluʼ”, 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- →