Where does “piutùngi” come from?

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

piutùngi (Makasar): to let something press on something; to lay something on something

Definitions

  1. to let something press on something; to lay something on something

Ancestry of “piutùngi”, 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 →