Where does “akkaraeng” come from?

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

akkaraeng (Makasar): to be a king or queen

Definitions

  1. to be a king or queen

Ancestry of “akkaraeng”, 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- →