Where does “pacinìki” come from?

pacinìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar paciniʼ, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pacinìki (Makasar): to show someone something typically an indefinite or unspecified object

Definitions

  1. to show someone something typically an indefinite or unspecified object

Ancestry of “pacinìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaciniʼto show; to reveal; to let see
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pacinìki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paciniʼ →