Where does “gassallì” come from?

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

gassallì (Makasar): to make something uneven, odd; to give too little

Definitions

  1. to make something uneven, odd; to give too little

Ancestry of “gassallì”, 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 →