Where does “usiriʼ” come from?

usiriʼ (Makasar) comes from Malay usir, from Proto-Malayic husir, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic husir, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan husir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qusiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qusiʀ.

usiriʼ (Makasar): to chase away; to put to flight

Definitions

  1. to chase away; to put to flight

Ancestry of “usiriʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayusirto drive away
2Proto-Malayichusir
3Proto-Malayo-Chamichusir
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhusir
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqusiʀ
6Proto-Austronesianqusiʀ

Words derived from “usiriʼ

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qusiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qusiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan husir