Where does “rokòngi” come from?

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

rokòngi (Makasar): to suffer from something; to be afflicted by an illness

Definitions

  1. to suffer from something; to be afflicted by an illness

Ancestry of “rokòngi”, 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 →
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