Where does “paanak” come from?

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

paanak (Cebuano): To midwife; To deliver a baby

Definitions

  1. To midwife; To deliver a baby

Ancestry of “paanak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paanak”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-Philippine anak →