Where does “tuna paʼmaiʼ” come from?

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

tuna paʼmaiʼ (Makasar): humble; unpretentious; literally "low-hearted"

Definitions

  1. humble; unpretentious; literally "low-hearted"

Ancestry of “tuna paʼmaiʼ”, step by step

tuna 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 tuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartunalow of price, height
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