Where does “kapèi” come from?

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

kapèi (Makasar): to make stiff and powerless; to paralyze of limbs

Definitions

  1. to make stiff and powerless; to paralyze of limbs

Ancestry of “kapèi”, 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 →