Where does “anrongi” come from?

anrongi (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

anrongi (Makasar): to act as a leader in something e.g., in appadudu; to have someone or something in one's grip

Definitions

  1. to act as a leader in something e.g., in appadudu; to have someone or something in one's grip

Ancestry of “anrongi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →