Where does “pammelakki” come from?

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

pammelakki (Makasar): to throw away at a specific place; to banish to a specific place

Definitions

  1. to throw away at a specific place; to banish to a specific place

Ancestry of “pammelakki”, 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 →