Where does “sandallekang” come from?

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

sandallekang (Makasar): an equal in rank

Definitions

  1. an equal in rank

Ancestry of “sandallekang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasardallekangthe front; the front part
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Makasar dallekang →