Where does “attuʼ kangkang” come from?

attuʼ kangkang (Makasar) comes from Makasar attuʼ, from Proto-South Sulawesi *əttut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut.

attuʼ kangkang (Makasar): a caught fart flatulence gas caught in the hand and kept in a fist

Definitions

  1. a caught fart flatulence gas caught in the hand and kept in a fist

Ancestry of “attuʼ kangkang”, step by step

attuʼ kangkang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar attuʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarattuʼfart; flatulence
2Proto-South Sulawesi*əttut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qətut—
4Proto-Austronesian*qətut—

via Makasar kangkang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkangkangto hold tight in the fist
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gəmgəm—
3Proto-Austronesian*gəmgəm—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qətut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *əttut →