Where does “ongkosi” come from?

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

ongkosi (Makasar): to pay the costs/expenses for sth

Definitions

  1. to pay the costs/expenses for sth

Ancestry of “ongkosi”, 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 →