Where does “sipoterang” come from?

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

sipoterang (Makasar): to return things to each other; to mutually give back

Definitions

  1. to return things to each other; to mutually give back

Ancestry of “sipoterang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpoterangto bring back; to return something
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 Makasar poterang →