Where does “allàkki” come from?

allàkki (Makasar) comes from Makasar allaʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt, from Proto-Austronesian *qələC.

allàkki (Makasar): to do something periodically; to do at intervals

Definitions

  1. to do something periodically; to do at intervals

Ancestry of “allàkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarallaʼa gap; a cleft; a space between
2Proto-South Sulawesi*əllət—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qələt—
4Proto-Austronesian*qələC—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qələC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət →
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