Where does “panak” come from?

panak (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

panak (Balinese): child a female or male child, a daughter or son

Definitions

  1. child a female or male child, a daughter or son

Ancestry of “panak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
2Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak
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