Where does “pambambàngi” come from?

pambambàngi (Makasar) comes from Makasar bambàngi, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

pambambàngi (Makasar): something used to heat or warm things up

Definitions

  1. something used to heat or warm things up

Ancestry of “pambambàngi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbambàngito make warm; to heat
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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →