Where does “banngi Ahaʼ” come from?

banngi Ahaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar banngi, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bəŋŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀŋi, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi-n.

banngi Ahaʼ (Makasar): Saturday night literally: the night of Sunday, as the day is culturally considered to begin at sunset

Definitions

  1. Saturday night literally: the night of Sunday, as the day is culturally considered to begin at sunset

Ancestry of “banngi Ahaʼ”, step by step

banngi Ahaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar banngi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbannginight, evening
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bəŋŋi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀŋi—
4Proto-Austronesian*bəʀŋi-n—

via Makasar Ahaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarAhaʼSunday
2Arabicاَلْأَحَد—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi-n →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀŋi →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bəŋŋi →