Where does “pattambungang au” come from?

pattambungang au (Makasar) comes from Makasar àu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

pattambungang au (Makasar): a place where ash gathers or piles up

Definitions

  1. a place where ash gathers or piles up

Ancestry of “pattambungang au”, step by step

pattambungang au traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar àu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaràuan exclamation upon hearing something unpleasant; alas; oh
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Austronesianqabuash

via Makasar pattambungang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpattambungang—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Makasar àu →
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