Where does “aʼanging leoʼ” come from?

aʼanging leoʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar anging, from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

aʼanging leoʼ (Makasar): to sing a specific traditional melody that begins with the word anging leoʼ typically sung by children sitting under a mango tree waiting for the wind to knock down ripe fruits

Definitions

  1. to sing a specific traditional melody that begins with the word anging leoʼ typically sung by children sitting under a mango tree waiting for the wind to knock down ripe fruits

Ancestry of “aʼanging leoʼ”, step by step

aʼanging leoʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarangingwind
2Proto-South Sulawesi*aŋin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

via Makasar leoʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarleoʼ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin →