Where does “أنا” come from?

أنا (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

أنا (Arabic): I; ego

Definitions

  1. I; ego

Ancestry of “أنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
2Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →