Where does “paempoiang” come from?

paempoiang (Makasar) comes from Makasar paempòi, from Makasar empòi, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

paempoiang (Makasar): to fix a certain price for; to appraise at a certain value

Definitions

  1. to fix a certain price for; to appraise at a certain value

Ancestry of “paempoiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaempòito make someone sit on something
2Makasarempòito sit on, at, or by something
3Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
5Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar empòi →
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