Where does “aneuk mata” come from?
aneuk mata (Acehnese) comes from Acehnese aneuk, from Proto-Chamic *ʔanaːk, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
aneuk mata (Acehnese): pupil
Ancestry of “aneuk mata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Acehnese | aneuk | child |
| 2 | Proto-Chamic | *ʔanaːk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | anak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |