Where does “aneak tengad” come from?

aneak tengad (Central Melanau) comes from Central Melanau aneak, from Proto-North Sarawak anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

aneak tengad (Central Melanau): uvula

Definitions

  1. uvula

Ancestry of “aneak tengad”, step by step

aneak tengad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Melanau aneak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Melanauaneakchild
2Proto-North Sarawakanak—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Central Melanau tengad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Melanautengadthroat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak anak →