Where does “ana” come from?

ana (Betawi) comes from Arabic أَنَا, from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَنَاI
2Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
3Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →Every word from Arabic أَنَا →
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