Where does “pasombalaʼ” come from?

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

pasombalaʼ (Makasar): to pay a female dancer to dance

Definitions

  1. to pay a female dancer to dance

Ancestry of “pasombalaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pasombalaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →
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