Where does “tanngapà” come from?

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

tanngapà (Makasar): unproblematic; fine; it does not matter

Definitions

  1. unproblematic; fine; it does not matter

Ancestry of “tanngapà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranngapawhy; what's wrong; what is the matter asking for reason or action
2MakasaraN-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Makasar aN- →Every word from Makasar anngapa →