Where does “piempòi” come from?

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

piempòi (Makasar): to let something be put somewhere or with someone

Definitions

  1. to let something be put somewhere or with someone

Ancestry of “piempòi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarempòito sit on, at, or by something
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 Makasar empòi →