Where does “pidallèki” come from?

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

pidallèki (Makasar): to bring livelihood or luck to someone

Definitions

  1. to bring livelihood or luck to someone

Ancestry of “pidallèki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i
3Proto-Austronesian*-i

Words derived from “pidallèki

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-iEvery word from Makasar -iEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i