Where does “ilalanngang” come from?

ilalanngang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ilalang, from Makasar lalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

ilalanngang (Makasar): further inside; more inward

Definitions

  1. further inside; more inward

Ancestry of “ilalanngang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarilalanginside; within; in
2Makasarlalangthe inside; the interior
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
4Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Makasar lalang →