Where does “buntìngi” come from?

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

buntìngi (Makasar): to marry specifically used when a man marries a woman

Definitions

  1. to marry specifically used when a man marries a woman

Ancestry of “buntìngi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i
3Proto-Austronesian*-i
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i
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