Where does “pammayòi” come from?

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

pammayòi (Makasar): to walk, roam, or wander around casually and freely in or over a place; to stroll freely

Definitions

  1. to walk, roam, or wander around casually and freely in or over a place; to stroll freely

Ancestry of “pammayòi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →
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