Where does “annganre mmikiʼ-mikiʼ” come from?

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

annganre mmikiʼ-mikiʼ (Makasar): to eat in very small bites; to nibble

Definitions

  1. to eat in very small bites; to nibble

Ancestry of “annganre mmikiʼ-mikiʼ”, step by step

annganre mmikiʼ-mikiʼ 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 mmikiʼ-mikiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmmikiʼ-mikiʼ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Makasar aN- →Every word from Makasar annganre →