Where does “wakkeleʼ borong” come from?

wakkeleʼ borong (Makasar) comes from Hungarian borong, from Hungarian borít, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

wakkeleʼ borong (Makasar): a general proxy; a person given full authority

Definitions

  1. a general proxy; a person given full authority

Ancestry of “wakkeleʼ borong”, step by step

wakkeleʼ borong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian borong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianborongto brood, be melancholy, gloomy, sorrowful; to...
2Hungarianborítto cover; to overturn
3Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
4Proto-Uralic-tt

via Makasar wakkeleʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarwakkeleʼ
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ttEvery word from Hungarian -tEvery word from Hungarian borít
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