Where does “aʼmassi” come from?

aʼmassi (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

aʼmassi (Makasar): to wet something entirely; to make thoroughly wet more intense than anngaʼmasaʼ

Definitions

  1. to wet something entirely; to make thoroughly wet more intense than anngaʼmasaʼ

Ancestry of “aʼmassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →