Where does “balleiang” come from?

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

balleiang (Makasar): medical treatment; treatability

Definitions

  1. medical treatment; treatability

Ancestry of “balleiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballèito administer medicine to someone
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 →