Where does “pataʼgalaʼ” come from?

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

pataʼgalaʼ (Makasar): to cause someone to hold or grasp something

Definitions

  1. to cause someone to hold or grasp something

Ancestry of “pataʼgalaʼ”, 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- →