Where does “pappianiang” come from?

pappianiang (Makasar) comes from Makasar pianiang, from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

pappianiang (Makasar): to examine or investigate a claim such as verifying the true owner of an item or the parents of a child

Definitions

  1. to examine or investigate a claim such as verifying the true owner of an item or the parents of a child

Ancestry of “pappianiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpianiangto accuse someone of something specific
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an →