Where does “panngewàng” come from?

panngewàng (Makasar) comes from Makasar ewa, from Proto-South Sulawesi *e(bw)a.

panngewàng (Makasar): something to resist or fight with

Definitions

  1. something to resist or fight with

Ancestry of “panngewàng”, step by step

panngewàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ewa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarewato dare to take on; to oppose; to contradict; to bet against someone
2Proto-South Sulawesi*e(bw)a—

via Makasar paN- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarpaN- -angUsed to form abstract or locative nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *e(bw)a →Every word from Makasar ewa →