Where does “aʼrokong” come from?

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

aʼrokong (Makasar): to languish; to pine away from sadness

Definitions

  1. to languish; to pine away from sadness

Ancestry of “aʼrokong”, 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- →