Where does “anging-anging” come from?

anging-anging (Makasar) comes from Makasar anging, from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

anging-anging (Makasar): a rumor; gossip; hearsay

Definitions

  1. a rumor; gossip; hearsay

Ancestry of “anging-anging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarangingwind
2Proto-South Sulawesi*aŋin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

Words derived from “anging-anging”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin →