Where does “aʼaeng” come from?

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

aʼaeng (Makasar): to call someone aeng; to address one's father or uncle using the title aeng

Definitions

  1. to call someone aeng; to address one's father or uncle using the title aeng

Ancestry of “aʼaeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →