Where does “alleanngang” come from?

alleanngang (Makasar) comes from Makasar alleang, from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

alleanngang (Makasar): to prefer; to choose over something else

Definitions

  1. to prefer; to choose over something else

Ancestry of “alleanngang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaralleangto take something for someone
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Hungarian -angEvery word from Makasar alleang
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