Where does “sikateʼneang” come from?

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

sikateʼneang (Makasar): to find pleasure in each other; to be nice to one another

Definitions

  1. to find pleasure in each other; to be nice to one another

Ancestry of “sikateʼneang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
3Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an
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