Where does “silangkari” come from?

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

silangkari (Makasar): to be far apart from each other; to sit or stand at a distance from one another

Definitions

  1. to be far apart from each other; to sit or stand at a distance from one another

Ancestry of “silangkari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlangkàrito space out; to widen the gap; to make sparser
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 langkàri →