Where does “sinekkèri” come from?

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

sinekkèri (Makasar): to shiver or tremble together; everyone shivering

Definitions

  1. to shiver or tremble together; everyone shivering

Ancestry of “sinekkèri”, step by step

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