Where does “siallèi” come from?

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

siallèi (Makasar): to be connected; to be united; to be entangled

Definitions

  1. to be connected; to be united; to be entangled

Ancestry of “siallèi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →