Where does “patara” come from?

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

patara (Makasar): a type of scoop net used to scoop up shrimp or catch driven fish

Definitions

  1. a type of scoop net used to scoop up shrimp or catch driven fish

Ancestry of “patara”, step by step

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

Words derived from “patara”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →
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