Where does “annaja” come from?

annaja (Makasar) comes from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

annaja (Makasar): to expect someone; to be in anticipation of someone; to prepare to receive someone

Definitions

  1. to expect someone; to be in anticipation of someone; to prepare to receive someone

Ancestry of “annaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasaraN-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Makasar aN- →
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