Where does “kanakkuki” come from?

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

kanakkuki (Makasar): to long for; to yearn for; to miss deeply

Definitions

  1. to long for; to yearn for; to miss deeply

Ancestry of “kanakkuki”, 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 →