Where does “saraʼdasì” come from?

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

saraʼdasì (Makasar): to apply black magic or harmful charms to someone or something

Definitions

  1. to apply black magic or harmful charms to someone or something

Ancestry of “saraʼdasì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →
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