Where does “irateang anging” come from?

irateang anging (Makasar) comes from Makasar anging, from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

irateang anging (Makasar): the lands above the wind; the West historically referring to Europe, the Middle East, or India

Definitions

  1. the lands above the wind; the West historically referring to Europe, the Middle East, or India

Ancestry of “irateang anging”, step by step

irateang anging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarangingwind
2Proto-South Sulawesi*aŋin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

via Makasar irateang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarirateang—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin →