Where does “pikabùsi” come from?

pikabùsi (Makasar) comes from Makasar kabùsi, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

pikabùsi (Makasar): to do something entirely or comprehensively using a specific material

Definitions

  1. to do something entirely or comprehensively using a specific material

Ancestry of “pikabùsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkabùsito do something entirely or comprehensively using a specific material
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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →