Where does “patarài” come from?

patarài (Makasar) comes from Makasar tarài, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

patarài (Makasar): to hold something up or underneath to catch or receive something

Definitions

  1. to hold something up or underneath to catch or receive something

Ancestry of “patarài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartaràito catch something falling, e.g., rainwater or a ball
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar tarài →