Where does “alingang” come from?
alingang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aling, from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
alingang (Makasar): more pious; more religious
Definitions
- more pious; more religious
Ancestry of “alingang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Makasar | aling | pious; religious; knowledgeable in religion |
| 2 | Arabic | عَالِم | knowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;... |
| 3 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |