Where does “ciniʼ-cinìki” come from?

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

ciniʼ-cinìki (Makasar): to just watch idly; to look on without helping or interfering

Definitions

  1. to just watch idly; to look on without helping or interfering

Ancestry of “ciniʼ-cinìki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ciniʼ-cinìki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →