Where does “siciniʼ-cinìki” come from?

siciniʼ-cinìki (Makasar) comes from Makasar ciniʼ-cinìki, from Makasar -i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i, from Proto-Austronesian *-i.

siciniʼ-cinìki (Makasar): to just look at each other without helping

Definitions

  1. to just look at each other without helping

Ancestry of “siciniʼ-cinìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarciniʼ-cinìkito just watch idly; to look on without helping or interfering
2Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
4Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Makasar ciniʼ-cinìki →