Where does “aluʼ-alùki” come from?

aluʼ-alùki (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

aluʼ-alùki (Makasar): to disturb; to bother

Definitions

  1. to disturb; to bother

Ancestry of “aluʼ-alùki”, step by step

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