Where does “maʼareng” come from?

maʼareng (Makasar) comes from Makasar areng, from Proto-South Sulawesi *azan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ajan.

maʼareng (Makasar): to have a name; to be known by a name

Definitions

  1. to have a name; to be known by a name

Ancestry of “maʼareng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasararengname
2Proto-South Sulawesi*azanname
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ajan—
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