Where does “anak” come from?

anak (Bakung) comes from Proto-North Sarawak anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak (Bakung): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “anak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakanak—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak anak →