Where does “pitialle-allèi” come from?

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

pitialle-allèi (Makasar): to take carelessly; to take at random

Definitions

  1. to take carelessly; to take at random

Ancestry of “pitialle-allèi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →