Where does “pallangkari” come from?

pallangkari (Makasar) comes from Makasar langkàri, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

pallangkari (Makasar): a spacer; a tool or means used to make things sparser

Definitions

  1. a spacer; a tool or means used to make things sparser

Ancestry of “pallangkari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlangkàrito space out; to widen the gap; to make sparser
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar langkàri →