Where does “panngassengang” come from?

panngassengang (Makasar) comes from Makasar asseng, from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan.

panngassengang (Makasar): knowledge; science

Definitions

  1. knowledge; science

Ancestry of “panngassengang”, step by step

panngassengang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar asseng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarassengto know; to recognize; to understand
2Proto-South Sulawesi*insan—

via Makasar paN- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarpaN- -angUsed to form abstract or locative nouns from verbs

Words derived from “panngassengang”

Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan →Every word from Makasar asseng →