Where does “tai anging” come from?

tai anging (Makasar) comes from Makasar anging, from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

tai anging (Makasar): old man's beard; a type of lichen that grows on the bark of trees (Usnea spp.)

Definitions

  1. old man's beard; a type of lichen that grows on the bark of trees (Usnea spp.)

Ancestry of “tai anging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarangingwind
2Proto-South Sulawesi*aŋin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *aŋin →
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