Where does “picinikiang” come from?

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

Ancestry of “picinikiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpicinìki—
2Makasarcinìkito look at; to look into
3Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
5Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar cinìki →