Where does “sipassirìki” come from?

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

sipassirìki (Makasar): to defend each other's honor; to respect each other's dignity

Definitions

  1. to defend each other's honor; to respect each other's dignity

Ancestry of “sipassirìki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpassirìkito save someone's face; to vindicate; to defend someone's honor
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 →