Where does “panngapàng” come from?
panngapàng (Makasar) comes from Makasar anngapa, from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
panngapàng (Makasar): a feeling of something being wrong
Definitions
- a feeling of something being wrong
Ancestry of “panngapàng”, step by step
panngapàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar anngapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | anngapa | why; what's wrong; what is the matter asking for reason or action |
| 2 | Makasar | aN- | derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via Makasar paN- -ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paN- -ang | Used to form abstract or locative nouns from verbs |