Where does “ali-alì” come from?

ali-alì (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

ali-alì (Makasar): to block e.g., of a football player

Definitions

  1. to block e.g., of a football player

Ancestry of “ali-alì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—

Words derived from “ali-alì”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →