Where does “aʼnyeng-nyeng” come from?

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

aʼnyeng-nyeng (Makasar): to make a sawing sound like a cicada

Definitions

  1. to make a sawing sound like a cicada

Ancestry of “aʼnyeng-nyeng”, 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- →