Where does “rakaʼ” come from?

rakaʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian dakəp — to catch; to seize; to embrace.

rakaʼ (Makasar): a unit of measurement: as much as can be embraced with the arms (circumference)

Definitions

  1. a unit of measurement: as much as can be embraced with the arms (circumference)

Ancestry of “rakaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
2Proto-Austronesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace

Words derived from “rakaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp →