Where does “kangkang” come from?

kangkang (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm, from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm.

kangkang (Makasar): to hold tight in the fist

Definitions

  1. to hold tight in the fist

Ancestry of “kangkang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gəmgəm—
2Proto-Austronesian*gəmgəm—

Words derived from “kangkang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm →