Where does “piagangiang” come from?

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

piagangiang (Makasar): to let pass; to allow someone or something to traverse a path

Definitions

  1. to let pass; to allow someone or something to traverse a path

Ancestry of “piagangiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpiagànngito give a path; to provide a route or track for something
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →