Where does “simpung paʼmaiʼ” come from?

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

simpung paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): sadness; sorrow; grief

Definitions

  1. sadness; sorrow; grief

Ancestry of “simpung paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

simpung 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 simpung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsimpungworried; anxious
Every word from Classical Nahuatl īc
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