Where does “aʼjappa bangkeng” come from?

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

aʼjappa bangkeng (Makasar): to go on foot; to walk

Definitions

  1. to go on foot; to walk

Ancestry of “aʼjappa bangkeng”, step by step

aʼjappa bangkeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼjappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼjappato walk
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar bangkeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbangkengfoot; leg of a person, animal, or object
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼjappa →