Where does “sionokang” come from?

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

sionokang (Makasar): to retreat from each other; to let go of each other

Definitions

  1. to retreat from each other; to let go of each other

Ancestry of “sionokang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaronokangto yield to; to give way to
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Hungarian -ang →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an →