Where does “piballe-ballèi” come from?

piballe-ballèi (Makasar) comes from Makasar balle-ballèi, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

piballe-ballèi (Makasar): to call someone a liar

Definitions

  1. to call someone a liar

Ancestry of “piballe-ballèi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballe-ballèito lie to someone
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 →