Where does “puliang” come from?

puliang (Makasar) comes from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

puliang (Makasar): to apply the right of retaliation; to avenge someone

Definitions

  1. to apply the right of retaliation; to avenge someone

Ancestry of “puliang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Hungarian -angEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an
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