Where does “paìki” come from?

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

paìki (Makasar): to make something bitter e.g., a mother's nipple with quinine powder so the child stops nursing

Definitions

  1. to make something bitter e.g., a mother's nipple with quinine powder so the child stops nursing

Ancestry of “paìki”, 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 →