Where does “paikanngang” come from?

paikanngang (Makasar) comes from Makasar paiʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.

paikanngang (Makasar): more bitter; more difficult

Definitions

  1. more bitter; more difficult

Ancestry of “paikanngang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpaiʼgall; bile
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqitbitterness
3Proto-AustronesianpaqiC—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit →Every word from Makasar paiʼ →
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