Where does “assèngi” come from?

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

assèngi (Makasar): to know what has been told or tasked; to manage something; to be responsible for something

Definitions

  1. to know what has been told or tasked; to manage something; to be responsible for something

Ancestry of “assèngi”, 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 →