Where does “siondàngi” come from?

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

siondàngi (Makasar): to chase each other

Definitions

  1. to chase each other

Ancestry of “siondàngi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarondàngito chase continuously; to pursue whenever possible
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 ondàngi →