Where does “picinìki” come from?

picinìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar cinìki, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

Ancestry of “picinìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarcinìkito look at; to look into
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—

Words derived from “picinìki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar cinìki →
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