Where does “patenreng” come from?

patenreng (Makasar) comes from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

patenreng (Makasar): to make something vibrate; to cause to shiver or tremble

Definitions

  1. to make something vibrate; to cause to shiver or tremble

Ancestry of “patenreng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →