Where does “tallassi” come from?

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

tallassi (Makasar): to let live; to bring to life; to keep alive

Definitions

  1. to let live; to bring to life; to keep alive

Ancestry of “tallassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasar-isuffix forming transitive verbs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-i—
3Proto-Austronesian*-i—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →Every word from Makasar -i →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-i →