Where does “panngissengang” come from?

panngissengang (Makasar) comes from Makasar isseng, from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan.

panngissengang (Makasar): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “panngissengang”, step by step

panngissengang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar isseng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarissengto know
2Proto-South Sulawesi*insan—

via Makasar paN- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarpaN- -angUsed to form abstract or locative nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan →Every word from Makasar isseng →