Where does “passuroang” come from?

passuroang (Makasar) comes from Makasar suro, from Proto-South Sulawesi *suro, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

passuroang (Makasar): message; order; commission

Definitions

  1. message; order; commission

Ancestry of “passuroang”, step by step

passuroang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar suro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsuromessenger; envoy
2Proto-South Sulawesi*suro—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀuq—
4Proto-Austronesian*suʀuq—

via Makasar paʼ- -ang

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

via Makasar assuroang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarassuroang—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *suro →