Where does “akkanre ilalang” come from?

akkanre ilalang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ilalang, from Makasar lalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

akkanre ilalang (Makasar): to burn or smolder on the inside without showing flames e.g., coal or ship cargo

Definitions

  1. to burn or smolder on the inside without showing flames e.g., coal or ship cargo

Ancestry of “akkanre ilalang”, step by step

akkanre ilalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ilalang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarilalanginside; within; in
2Makasarlalangthe inside; the interior
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
4Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

via Makasar akkanre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarakkanreto spread and consume like fire, disease, or grief; to corrode
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Makasar lalang →