Where does “burentengi” come from?

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

burentengi (Makasar): to lug someone or something around; to carry around heavily

Definitions

  1. to lug someone or something around; to carry around heavily

Ancestry of “burentengi”, step by step

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