Where does “pitanngài” come from?

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

pitanngài (Makasar): to fill something halfway

Definitions

  1. to fill something halfway

Ancestry of “pitanngài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartanngàito mediate; to intervene
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →