Where does “pataʼballe” come from?

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

pataʼballe (Makasar): to cause something to be spilled; to make something spill

Definitions

  1. to cause something to be spilled; to make something spill

Ancestry of “pataʼballe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →