Where does “paanakan” come from?
paanakan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano paanak, from Cebuano anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
paanakan (Cebuano): A midwife clinic; A birthing center; To beget
Definitions
- A midwife clinic; A birthing center; To beget
Ancestry of “paanakan”, step by step
paanakan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano paanak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | paanak | To midwife; To deliver a baby |
| 2 | Cebuano | anak | a child; daughter or son, regardless of age; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | anak | child |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |
via Cebuano pa- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pa- -an | — |