Where does “sipaʼmaruang” come from?

sipaʼmaruang (Makasar) comes from Makasar paʼmaru, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

sipaʼmaruang (Makasar): to be co-wives

Definitions

  1. to be co-wives

Ancestry of “sipaʼmaruang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaʼmaruprecategorial root related to practicing polygyny
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paʼmaru →