Where does “pacinikiang” come from?

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

pacinikiang (Makasar): to show a specific or definite thing to someone

Definitions

  1. to show a specific or definite thing to someone

Ancestry of “pacinikiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpacinìkito show someone something typically an indefinite or unspecified object
2Makasarpaciniʼto show; to reveal; to let see
3Makasarpa-causative prefix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
5Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Makasar paciniʼ →