Where does “anak-lalaki” come from?

anak-lalaki (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak-lalaki (Cebuano): a son; one's male offspring

Definitions

  1. a son; one's male offspring

Ancestry of “anak-lalaki”, step by step

anak-lalaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanaka child; daughter or son, regardless of age; to...
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Cebuano lalaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolalakia male; a boy or man; male
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la-laki—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-Philippine anak →