Where does “rarang” come from?

rarang (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ — to broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire.

rarang (Makasar): shine, light, ray

Definitions

  1. shine, light, ray

Ancestry of “rarang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daŋdaŋto warm up, to heat
2Proto-Austronesian*daŋdaŋto broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ →
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