Where does “kongkongi” come from?

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

kongkongi (Makasar): to give someone a loss mark; to record someone's defeat in a round

Definitions

  1. to give someone a loss mark; to record someone's defeat in a round

Ancestry of “kongkongi”, 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 →