Where does “ballakiang” come from?

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

ballakiang (Makasar): the possibility of providing housing or accommodation

Definitions

  1. the possibility of providing housing or accommodation

Ancestry of “ballakiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballàkito have in the house; to possess at home
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →
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