Where does “akkangkang” come from?

akkangkang (Makasar) comes from Makasar kangkang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm, from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm.

Ancestry of “akkangkang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkangkangto hold tight in the fist
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gəmgəm—
3Proto-Austronesian*gəmgəm—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Makasar kangkang →