Where does “ballàssi” come from?

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

ballàssi (Makasar): to make someone miserable; to torment or cause trouble to someone

Definitions

  1. to make someone miserable; to torment or cause trouble to someone

Ancestry of “ballàssi”, 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 →