Where does “appianì sala” come from?

appianì sala (Makasar) comes from Makasar pianì, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

appianì sala (Makasar): to slander; to accuse falsely

Definitions

  1. to slander; to accuse falsely

Ancestry of “appianì sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpianìto accuse
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar pianì →