Where does “tumaʼlaʼbaʼ” come from?

tumaʼlaʼbaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼlaʼbaʼ, from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

tumaʼlaʼbaʼ (Makasar): a visitor; a stranger

Definitions

  1. a visitor; a stranger

Ancestry of “tumaʼlaʼbaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼlaʼbaʼto lie broadly; to lie unrolled e.g., of a map
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼlaʼbaʼ →