Where does “piticiniʼ-cinìki” come from?

piticiniʼ-cinìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar ciniʼ-cinìki, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

piticiniʼ-cinìki (Makasar): to hallucinate; to constantly see all sorts of weird things; to see things that do not exist

Definitions

  1. to hallucinate; to constantly see all sorts of weird things; to see things that do not exist

Ancestry of “piticiniʼ-cinìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarciniʼ-cinìkito just watch idly; to look on without helping or interfering
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i
4Proto-Austronesian*-i
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-iEvery word from Makasar -iEvery word from Makasar ciniʼ-cinìki