Where does “tarài” come from?

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

tarài (Makasar): to catch something falling, e.g., rainwater or a ball

Definitions

  1. to catch something falling, e.g., rainwater or a ball

Ancestry of “tarài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i
3Proto-Austronesian*-i

Words derived from “tarài

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-iEvery word from Makasar -iEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i