Where does “anngangkang” come from?

anngangkang (Makasar) comes from Makasar kangkang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm, from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm.

Ancestry of “anngangkang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkangkangto hold tight in the fist
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gəmgəm—
3Proto-Austronesian*gəmgəm—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Makasar kangkang →
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