Where does “biring iwarakkang” come from?

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

biring iwarakkang (Makasar): north edge; north end

Definitions

  1. north edge; north end

Ancestry of “biring iwarakkang”, step by step

biring iwarakkang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar warakkang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarwarakkangthe north side
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Makasar biring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiringan edge; a border; a rim; a margin
2Proto-South Sulawesi*biriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*biriŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Makasar warakkang →