Where does “pidallekiang” come from?

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

pidallekiang (Makasar): to apportion something as a livelihood to someone

Definitions

  1. to apportion something as a livelihood to someone

Ancestry of “pidallekiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpidallèkito bring livelihood or luck 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 →