Where does “kaburaʼnèi” come from?

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

kaburaʼnèi (Makasar): to act as a man; to be the man present among women and provide protection

Definitions

  1. to act as a man; to be the man present among women and provide protection

Ancestry of “kaburaʼnèi”, 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 →