Where does “pasusu” come from?

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

pasusu (Makasar): to let suck; to breastfeed; to nurse

Definitions

  1. to let suck; to breastfeed; to nurse

Ancestry of “pasusu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pasusu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →