Where does “paticiniʼ-cinìki” come from?
paticiniʼ-cinìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar ciniʼ-cinìki, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.
Ancestry of “paticiniʼ-cinìki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | ciniʼ-cinìki | to just watch idly; to look on without helping or interfering |
| 2 | Makasar | -i | suffix forming transitive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *-i | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *-i | — |