Where does “piassèngi” come from?

piassèngi (Makasar) comes from Makasar asseng, from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan.

piassèngi (Makasar): to try to know something; to make sure someone knows or masters something

Definitions

  1. to try to know something; to make sure someone knows or masters something

Ancestry of “piassèngi”, step by step

piassèngi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar asseng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarassengto know; to recognize; to understand
2Proto-South Sulawesi*insan—

via Makasar pi- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpi- -i—

Words derived from “piassèngi”

Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *insan →Every word from Makasar asseng →