Where does “sipammentengiang” come from?

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

sipammentengiang (Makasar): to assist each other; to stand by each other

Definitions

  1. to assist each other; to stand by each other

Ancestry of “sipammentengiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpammentèngito stand on or by something
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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →