Where does “ballakang” come from?

ballakang (Makasar) comes from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

ballakang (Makasar): to have as a house; to inhabit; to live in

Definitions

  1. to have as a house; to inhabit; to live in

Ancestry of “ballakang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an →