Where does “passibaʼjiang” come from?

passibaʼjiang (Makasar) comes from Makasar sibaʼji, from Makasar si-.

passibaʼjiang (Makasar): a fight; a brawl

Definitions

  1. a fight; a brawl

Ancestry of “passibaʼjiang”, step by step

passibaʼjiang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sibaʼji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsibaʼjito fight each other; to brawl
2Makasarsi-—

via Makasar paN- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarpaN- -angUsed to form abstract or locative nouns from verbs
Every word from Makasar si- →Every word from Makasar sibaʼji →
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