Where does “anngayo-ayo” come from?

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

anngayo-ayo (Makasar): to show oneself in front of someone e.g., by walking in front of their house

Definitions

  1. to show oneself in front of someone e.g., by walking in front of their house

Ancestry of “anngayo-ayo”, 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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