Where does “picinikang” come from?

picinikang (Makasar) comes from Makasar cinikang, from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Ancestry of “picinikang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarcinikangto see something for someone; to look out for someone
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “picinikang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Makasar cinikang →