Where does “passimombalang” come from?

passimombalang (Makasar) comes from Makasar simombalaʼ, from Makasar sombalaʼ — sail.

passimombalang (Makasar): voyage; sailing

Definitions

  1. voyage; sailing

Ancestry of “passimombalang”, step by step

passimombalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar simombalaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsimombalaʼto sail; to travel by boat
2Makasarsombalaʼsail

via Makasar paʼ- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼ- -angUsed to form nouns from adjectives: someone who is inclined to have the quality described by the adjective

Words derived from “passimombalang”

Every word from Makasar sombalaʼ →Every word from Makasar simombalaʼ →