Where does “sipotèri” come from?

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

sipotèri (Makasar): to come back together; to reunite of a husband and wife who have been separated

Definitions

  1. to come back together; to reunite of a husband and wife who have been separated

Ancestry of “sipotèri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarotèrito turn away from; to back out of
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 →