Where does “pannarài” come from?

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

pannarài (Makasar): a roadblock; a barricade

Definitions

  1. a roadblock; a barricade

Ancestry of “pannarài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartaràito catch something falling, e.g., rainwater or a ball
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 tarài →