Where does “passamayàng” come from?

passamayàng (Makasar) comes from Makasar samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

passamayàng (Makasar): the making of a promise or vow

Definitions

  1. the making of a promise or vow

Ancestry of “passamayàng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsamayapromise; vow
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →