Where does “teʼnèi” come from?

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

teʼnèi (Makasar): to sweeten something; to make something sweet e.g., by adding sugar

Definitions

  1. to sweeten something; to make something sweet e.g., by adding sugar

Ancestry of “teʼnèi”, 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 →