Where does “rappo-rappo paʼmaiʼ” come from?

rappo-rappo paʼmaiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼmaiʼ, from Makasar maiʼ, from Classical Nahuatl aic, from Classical Nahuatl īc — when; when?.

rappo-rappo paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): sweetheart; darling literally: fruit of the heart; a term of endearment for a beloved child

Definitions

  1. sweetheart; darling literally: fruit of the heart; a term of endearment for a beloved child

Ancestry of “rappo-rappo paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

rappo-rappo paʼmaiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar paʼmaiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaiʼbreath; respiration
2Makasarmaiʼprecategorial root related to breath, the heart/mind, or expansion
3Classical Nahuatlaicnever
4Classical Nahuatlīcwhen; when?

via Makasar rappo-rappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrappo-rapposomething resembling a fruit or areca nut
2Makasarrappofruit in general
Every word from Classical Nahuatl īc →