Where does “annganre bawang” come from?

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

annganre bawang (Makasar): to impose a fine arbitrarily or without reason

Definitions

  1. to impose a fine arbitrarily or without reason

Ancestry of “annganre bawang”, step by step

annganre bawang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar annganre

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

via Makasar bawang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbawang
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-Every word from Makasar aN-Every word from Makasar annganre
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