Where does “passirìki” come from?

passirìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

passirìki (Makasar): to save someone's face; to vindicate; to defend someone's honor

Definitions

  1. to save someone's face; to vindicate; to defend someone's honor

Ancestry of “passirìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—

Words derived from “passirìki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →