Where does “siempòi” come from?

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

siempòi (Makasar): to sit close to each other; to sit packed together

Definitions

  1. to sit close to each other; to sit packed together

Ancestry of “siempòi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarempòito sit on, at, or by something
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 empòi →