Where does “anngalle rapang” come from?

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

anngalle rapang (Makasar): to take as an example; to emulate

Definitions

  1. to take as an example; to emulate

Ancestry of “anngalle rapang”, step by step

anngalle rapang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anngalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranngalle
2MakasaraN-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

via Makasar rapang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrapang
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-Every word from Makasar aN-Every word from Makasar anngalle