Where does “tanngài” come from?

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

tanngài (Makasar): to mediate; to intervene

Definitions

  1. to mediate; to intervene

Ancestry of “tanngài”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tanngài”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-i →
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