Where does “ayo-ayòi” come from?

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

ayo-ayòi (Makasar): to show oneself to someone; to appear before someone

Definitions

  1. to show oneself to someone; to appear before someone

Ancestry of “ayo-ayòi”, 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 →