Where does “pakkaleang” come from?

pakkaleang (Makasar) comes from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

pakkaleang (Makasar): physique; build; figure

Definitions

  1. physique; build; figure

Ancestry of “pakkaleang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →