Where does “sapeda mmattung” come from?
sapeda mmattung (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammattung, from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
sapeda mmattung (Makasar): motorcycle
Definitions
- motorcycle
Ancestry of “sapeda mmattung”, step by step
sapeda mmattung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar ammattung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | ammattung | to make a thud, boom, or heavy sound e.g., from a heavy falling fruit, distant cannon, pounding rice, footsteps |
| 2 | Makasar | aN- | derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via Makasar sapeda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | sapeda | — |