Where does “tanngallo” come from?

tanngallo (Makasar) comes from Makasar anngallo, from Makasar aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

tanngallo (Makasar): midday; noon

Definitions

  1. midday; noon

Ancestry of “tanngallo”, step by step

tanngallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anngallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranngalloto feel slightly feverish; to have a headache
2MakasaraN-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

via Makasar tannga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartanngamiddle; center
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Makasar aN- →Every word from Makasar anngallo →
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